Kashgar kebabs with thick yogurt and a coriander and onion salad
By: Fuchsia Dunlop From: Market Kitchen
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Kashgar kebabs with thick yogurt and a coriander and onion salad
- Prep time:
- 20 mins, plus 30 mins marinating
- Cook time:
- 15 mins
- Serves:
Fuchsia Dunlop cooks a dish from China’s Xinjiang province at the westernmost tip of the country is where East meets West and migrants from the province have taken Chinese Turkestan cuisine to the masses
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Ingredients
For the kebabs
- 450g meat from Lamb shoulder
- 1 small Egg, beaten
- 3 tbsp potato starch
- ground Cumin
- ground Chillies
For the salad
- bunch Coriander
- 1 green pepper
- 1 mild white or red Spring onion
- mild chilli oil
- chinkiang vinegar
To serve
- thick Greek yogurt
- round flatbreads
Method
1. For the kebabs: cut the lamb into 2 cm chunks and sprinkle with salt and pepper.2. Combine the beaten egg with the potato starch in a small bowl - it will be a lumpy mixture - and add to the lamb. Mix well and set aside for half an hour or so.
3. Preheat the grill or prepare the barbecue.
4. String the lamb chunks onto flat metal kebab skewers and grill or barbecue the kebabs, turning until cooked through. As they cook, sprinkle generously with salt, cumin and ground chillies.
5. For the salad: finely dice all of the ingredients and dress with the chilli oil and vinegar.
6. Serve the kebabs with the salad, flat bread and a bowl of thick Greek yogurt.
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