Lamb African Fruit Sosaties Recipes

SOSATIES

Steps:

• Finely chop the onion then soften it in a little oil in a small pan until it is becoming translucent but not browning.
• Add the garlic and ginger and cook a minute then add the vinegar, jam, curry powder, cumin and salt. Mix well then remove from heat and leave to cool.
• Dice the lamb into relatively large dice (around 1 1/2-2 inch/ 4-5cm dice), trimming excess fat or sinew. Mix the cooled marinade through the lamb then cover and leave a few hours or overnight, refrigerated.
• Soak the apricots in hot water to soften for around 15-20 minutes.
• Thread the meat onto skewers along with the soaked dried apricots and chunks of onion, putting one or other between each chunk of meat.
• Cook on a grill/bbq until the meat is cooked through then serve.

SOUTH AFRICAN LAMB SOSATIES (KEBABS)

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.

LAMB & AFRICAN FRUIT SOSATIES

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.

SOSATIES (SOUTH AFRICAN KEBABS)

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.