Plum Lamb Kabobs With Mushrooms, Onions Over Scallion Rice

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs lamb tenderloin, cut in 1 1/2-inch cubes
• 16 -20 small cremini mushrooms
• 16 -20 small pearl onions (you can always use a bit bigger variety, cut in half if you prefer that)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• 1/2 cup plum sauce (i use a bottled plum sauce from the asian aisle in almost any major grocery store, and in asian mark)
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil (light)
• jasmine rice, you can use your favorite (cook according to directions)
• chicken broth (i use chicken broth to cook the rice in versus water for more flavor)
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil (light)
• 4 scallions, fine chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, fine chopped

Recipe

• 1 lamb, mushrooms and onions -- bring to room temp, or let it rest to take the chill off and cut into 1 1/2" cubes. clean the mushrooms and peel the onions. you can leave them whole if small enough or you can cut them in half - either way. toss into a large bowl with the olive oil, salt and pepper and coat well.
• 2 skewer -- don't forget to soak your bamboo skewers in water for about 20-30 minutes so they do not burn, or you can also use metal skewers. i use 3-4 pieces of lamb; 2-3 mushrooms and a couple of onions per skewer. should make around 8-12 skewers, depending on the size of the skewer you are using.
• 3 sauce -- in a small bowl, microwave the sesame oil and plum sauce just for a few seconds to warm up which makes it easier to brush on.
• 4 rice -- just cook in chicken broth if possible according to package directions, water will work just fine, but broth adds a little more flavor. once done, toss in the sesame oil, scallions and cilantro.
• 5 grill -- outside or inside, medium high heat, grill the skewers. i continually brush on some of the sauce as i grill the kabobs to make sure they are covered well. they take around 10-15 minutes until done, but the lamb is still pink.
• 6 serve -- serve 1-2 skewers per person over the rice and enjoy! it is a very simple, quick dinner with great flavor.