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This Greek appetizer features Lamb sweetbreads 500 g Lamb hearts. The flavors come together beautifully. Ideal for parties, potlucks, or as a starter before the main course. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
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Kokoretsi Tis Souvlas (Skewered Variety Meats
Description
This Greek appetizer features Lamb sweetbreads 500 g Lamb hearts. The flavors come together beautifully. Ideal for parties, potlucks, or as a starter before the main course. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.Ingredients
Directions
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Water 2 Lamb kidneysMARINADE1 sm Onion; grated 1 ts Dried rigani or oregano 2 Lemons (juice only) 2 tb Chopped parsley 1/2 c Olive oil 1 ts Salt 3 Bay leaves; each in 3 pieces Freshly ground black pepperTO FINISHSausage casings Serves: 6, more as an appetizer Rinse sweetbreads,
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place in a pan and
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cover with water.
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Add juice of 1/2 lemon.
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Bring to the boil, then drain.
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Put liver, heart and halved kidneys in a bowl with cold water to cover and add the juice of 1 lemon.
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Soak for 30 minutes, then drain.
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Remove skin from liver and trim larger tubes from liver and heart; cut out fatty core from kidneys.
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Cut meats and sweetbreads into 3 cm (1-1/4 inch) pieces and place in a glass or ceramic bowl.
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Blend marinade ingredients and pour over prepared meats.
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Cover and leave in refrigerator to marinate for at least 2 hours.
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Put sausage casings in cold water and leave to soak during this time.
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Thread meats alternately on 6 skewers, adding 2 pieces of bay leaf to each skewer among meats.
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Drain sausage casings and wind a length of casing around meats on each skewer, tucking ends into keep casings in
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place .
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Grill slowly over glowing charcoal, turning skewers frequently and brushing kokoretsi occasionally with marinade.
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Cook for 15 to 20 minutes, adjusting height of grid, or moving skewers to cooler part of fire so that kokoretsi cooks slowly.
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Serve hot
Nutrition Facts
Servings 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 166.2kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 2.0g4%
- Saturated Fat 0.4g2%
- Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
- Sodium 306.9mg13%
- Total Carbohydrate 30.6g11%
- Dietary Fiber 1.7g7%
- Sugars 3.1g
- Protein 5.6g12%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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