Chelo Kebab

Name: Chelo Kebab
Prep time: 9 h 20 min
Cook time: 9 h 20 min
Total time: 9 h 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 355 milliliters uncooked basmati rice; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh cilantro; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh mint; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 18 grape tomatoes; 2 Tbsps chopped green onions; 680 grams boneless leg of lamb, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes; 1 lemon, cut into 6 wedges; 3 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 2 onions, coarsely chopped; 0 teaspoons saffron threads, crushed; 0 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons salt; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted and divided; 1 liters water

Chelo Kebab is a gluten free main course. One serving contains 427 calories, 19g of protein, and 19g of fat. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of grape tomatoes, salt, onions, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the lemon you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 9 hours and 20 minutes.

Instructions

To prepare kebabs, place onions and garlic in food processor; process 2 to 3 minutes or until pureed.

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Garlic

Onion

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Food Processor

Combine pureed onion mixture, lemon juice, 3 tablespoons oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper in a large zip-top plastic bag.

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Lemon Juice

Pepper

Onion

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Ziploc Bags

Add lamb; seal and marinate in refrigerator 8 hours, turning bag occasionally.

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Lamb

Preheat grill to medium-high heat or broiler.

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Broiler

Grill

Remove lamb from bag; discard marinade. Thread lamb onto 6 (10-inch) metal skewers; thread tomatoes onto 2 or 3 (10-inch) metal skewers.

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Marinade

Tomato

Lamb

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Metal Skewers

Place skewers on grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray; cook tomatoes 4 to 5 minutes and lamb 10 to 12 minutes or until desired degree of doneness, turning occasionally.

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Cooking Spray

Tomato

Lamb

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Broiler Pan

Skewers

Grill

To prepare chelo, place rice in a fine sieve; rinse 1 to 2 minutes with warm running water.

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Water

Rice

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Sieve

Drain. Bring 6 cups water and 2 teaspoons salt to a boil in a large, heavy nonstick skillet over high heat.

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Water

Salt

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Frying Pan

Add rice; boil, uncovered, 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. (Rice will be slightly crunchy.)

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Rice

Drain rice through a sieve into a bowl, reserving rice and cooking liquid. Rinse rice with warm running water.

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Water

Rice

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Sieve

Bowl

Combine 2 tablespoons reserved rice cooking liquid, 2 tablespoons melted butter, 1 tablespoon oil, and saffron in nonstick skillet; place over high heat.

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Saffron

Butter

Rice

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add one-third of rice, stirring to coat.

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Rice

Spread evenly over bottom of pan.

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Spread

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Frying Pan

Add remaining rice (do not stir), spreading evenly.

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Rice

Drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon melted butter.

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Butter

Place a clean dish towel over rice, folding towel to fit within perimeter of pan. Cover pan with lid. Cook over high heat 3 to 4 minutes or until rice begins to brown on bottom. Reduce heat to low, and cook 20 minutes or until rice is tender and a crisp, browned layer forms on bottom of pan.

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Rice

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Kitchen Towels