Omani Mishkak (grilled skewers)

Name: Omani Mishkak (grilled skewers)
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Gulf
Ingredients: For the meat:; 1 kg lamb (leg or shoulder) or beef, cut into 3 cm cubes; For the marinade:; 3 tbsp white vinegar and 3 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 tbsp turmeric, 1 tbsp cumin and 1 tbsp ground coriander; 1 tsp hot red pepper, ½ tsp ground cardamom and ¼ tsp ground clove; 1 tbsp tamarind sauce or date syrup; 3 tbsp oil and salt; To serve:; White rice or raqaq bread, salad and lemon; Wooden skewers soaked 30 minutes

Recipe No.: G-43

Gulf60 minServes 6

Mishkak is Oman's best-known street and gathering food: pieces of meat marinated in vinegar, garlic and spices and grilled on skewers. They are sold at markets and festivals and served with rice or thin bread. The skewer method is similar to grills elsewhere in the Gulf and India.

Ingredients for Omani Mishkak

For the meat
1 kglamb (leg or shoulder) or beef, cut into 3 cm cubes
For the marinade
3 tbspwhite vinegar and 3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tbspturmeric, 1 tbsp cumin and 1 tbsp ground coriander
1 tsphot red pepper, ½ tsp ground cardamom and ¼ tsp ground clove
1 tbsptamarind sauce or date syrup
3 tbspoil and salt
To serve
White rice or raqaq bread, salad and lemon
30Wooden skewers soaked minutes

Method

Mix the marinade ingredients well.
Toss the meat in the marinade, cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
Thread the meat tightly on the skewers.
Grill over strong coals or on a grill pan for 10 to 12 minutes, turning every 2 minutes, until browned and cooked through.
Rest 5 minutes and serve with rice or bread, salad and lemon.

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