Lamb African Fruit Sosaties Recipes

Steps:

• In a medium sauté pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Cook the onions, stirring occasionally, until soft and caramelized, about 5-7 minutes.Stir in the curry powder and coriander,cooking for another minute to toast the spices.
• Drizzle in the honey, tamarind water and lemon juice. Bring to a boil and then take off the heat and set aside to cool completely.
• In a large bowl combine the lamb, apricots, peaches and rosemary sprigs. Pour the marinade over, folding to coat completely. Cover and marinate, refrigerated, for 4 hours or up to overnight.
• Soak 8 wooden skewers in warm water for 10 minutes. Remove the marinating lamb mixture from the refrigerator. Thread ingredients onto the skewers alternating between lamb, peach and apricot, repeating for three combinations on each skewer.
• Heat a large grill pan over medium high heat or preheat an outdoor grill. Grill kebabs for 15-20 minutes, about 3-5 minutes per side. Transfer to a platter, garnish with rosemary sprigs and serve with Basmati Rice with Pistachio Pesto.

Steps:

• Mix meat, ginger and garlic together and add onion and apricots if you are using them.
• Heat butter and stir fry chopped onions until soft and golden.
• Add wine, water, vinegar, curry powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper, bay leaves and sugar.
• Bring to the boil and cook for 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and leave to cool until warm.
• Blend in remaining ingredients and pour this over the meat.
• Coat meat well and refrigerate overnight.
• Thread meat, onion, meat, apricot so that each sosatie has 6 pieces of meat, 3 pieces of onion and 2 apricot halves on each.
• Barbecue over hot grill taking care not to burn and baste from time to time until done.

Steps:

• Make the sauce by mixing together the yogurt, curry powder, sugar and oil in a small bowl. Taste and adjust seasonings to your liking.
• Peel and cut the onion into 1 inch cubes. Thread skewers alternating lamb cubes, onion dried apricot halves. Place them into a large resealable bag and pour in the sauce. Make sure the kabobs are evenly well coated. Refrigerate and allow to marinate overnight or for at least 8 hours.
• Preheat grill to medium heat and lightly oil grate.
• Grill the kabobs over medium coals for 8 to 10 minutes on each side, or to your desired doneness.