{"id":2152,"slug":"middle-eastern-lamb-kabobs","title":"Middle Eastern Lamb Kabobs","description":null,"ingredients_raw":["½ tsp freshly-ground cumin","¼ cup red wine vinegar","¼ cup olive oil","1 tbsp cayenne pepper","1 tsp salt","1 tsp freshly-ground black pepper","1 Tbsp smoked paprika","4 cloves garlic, smashed and minced","1 pound (450 g) leg of lamb (shank end), cut into 1½ inch cubes"],"ingredients_norm":["ground cumin","red wine vinegar","olive oil","cayenne pepper","salt","ground black pepper","smoked paprika","garlic","leg of lamb"],"steps":["Combine all ingredients except lamb in a gallon size zip-top bag. Add lamb cubes and toss to coat; refrigerate overnight to marinate.","The next day, drain lamb and discard marinade.","Thread 4 lamb cubes onto one skewer. Repeat until all lamb has been skewered.","Fire up a charcoal grill for 15 minutes. Add lamb and cook 8 minutes per side for medium rare.","Serve warm with couscous."],"categories":["Lamb recipes","Recipes using lamb","Recipes using ground cumin","Grilled recipes","Marinade recipes","Main course recipes","Recipes using cayenne"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Middle_Eastern_Lamb_Kabobs","source_ref":"4507348","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Middle_Eastern_Lamb_Kabobs&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"1547fcc65fe384c3673506c19bc33487a8981a65bc5ba053cebaef61d59ba8ec","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:10Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/middle-eastern-lamb-kabobs"}