Name: Merguez lamb kebabs
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes 8
Cuisine: North African
Ingredients: 2 tbsp cumin seed; 2 tbsp coriander seed; 2 tbsp fennel seed; 1 tbsp paprika; 2 tbsp harissa plus extra to serve; 4 garlic cloves finely minced; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 800g lean minced lamb; freshly chopped coriander and flatbreads, to serve; 3 carrots coarsely grated; 2 tsp cumin seed toasted; 200g pot Greek yogurt; small handful chopped coriander; small handful chopped mint

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Merguez lamb kebabs

Merguez lamb kebabs

Barney Desmazery

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Makes 8

Easy

Prep: 25 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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A take on the highly-spiced North African lamb sausages, these skewers are served with aromatic cumin yogurt

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Ingredients

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2 tbsp cumin seed
2 tbsp coriander seed
2 tbsp fennel seed
1 tbsp paprika
2 tbsp harissa

plus extra to serve
4 garlic cloves

finely minced
½ tsp ground cinnamon
800g lean minced lamb
freshly chopped coriander

and flatbreads, to serve

For the yogurt

3 carrots

coarsely grated
2 tsp cumin seed

toasted
200g pot Greek yogurt
small handful chopped coriander
small handful chopped mint

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Nutrition: per kebab

kcal250
fat17g
saturates8g
carbs5g
sugars4g
fibre1g
protein22g
salt0.3g

Method

step 1

Soak 8 wooden skewers in water. Toast all the whole spices in a small pan. Tip into a mortar and grind with a pestle, then mix in with the paprika, harissa, garlic and cinnamon. Scrape into a bowl with the meat, season and squish together with your fingers. Mould the mix into 8 long kebabs, straight onto the skewers. Can be done up to a day ahead.
step 2

When the coals are ashen, barbecue for 10-15 mins, turning occasionally, until cooked through. The fat from the kebabs can cause flare-ups, so be careful. While the kebabs are cooking, mix all the ingredients for the yogurt. Scatter the kebabs and yogurt with coriander, and serve with extra harissa and warm flatbreads.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2013

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