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Lebanese
Lebanese Kafta Lamb Dinner
32 min total20 prep12 cook4 servings440 cal
ClassicPaleo
Lebanese kafta kebabs — spiced ground lamb and beef shaped on skewers and grilled with parsley and onion. A weeknight dinner served with garlic sauce and rice.
Ingredients
meat
- 400 gground lamb
- 300 gground beef
produce
- 1onion
- 0.5 cupfresh parsley
pantry
- 1 tspsumac
- 1 tspcumin
- 0.5 tspcinnamon
- 1.5 tspsalt
- 0.5 tspblack pepper
Steps
- Grate onion and squeeze out moisture; finely chop parsley.
- Mix meats with onion, parsley, sumac, cumin, cinnamon, salt, and pepper.
- Knead mixture 2 minutes until cohesive.
- Shape onto skewers as elongated logs.
- Preheat grill to high heat.
- Grill kebabs 5–6 minutes per side until charred and cooked through.
- Rest 3 minutes off heat.
- Serve with rice, toum, and grilled tomatoes.
Tips
- Knead the meat mixture until sticky so it holds on skewers.
- Indent skewers slightly so meat grips firmly.
- Grill over high heat for char without drying out.
- Serve with toum garlic sauce and grilled vegetables.
