Inspiration Saturday

[John Sp]

Hello All,

I have been inspired by many of your dishes over the past few months that I wanted to try a few. Derrick posted about making Kofta Kebabs last week so I decided to give the technique a try. Bob's whole grilled mushrooms looked awesome so I decided to do some myself. I did not have any ground lamb so I decided to use a mixture of 2/3 ground beef and 1/3 home made Italian sausage. I used cumin, fresh mint, and oregano to spice the meat. I marinated my mushrooms in home made garlic vinaigrette. Here are a few pics.

Kebabs, Marinated Mushrooms, and some Green Onions Ready for the Grill



Kebabs on Direct Over Medium Coals


Mushrooms on Direct Over Medium Coals


Onions Joining the Party After a Toss in the Garlic Marinade (Low Coals by Now)


Grilling the Pita Bread - Low Coals


Plated With Fresh Tomato, Home Made Tziziki Sauce, and Feta Cheese

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This turned out great. The family enjoyed the change of pace and I learned a lot. We will definitely be doing this again. I want to tweak the flavor profile of the meat a bit (and try it with the original lamb). The mushrooms were a big hit too. Thanks for the inspiration everyone!

Regards,

John

 

[Bob Correll]

Been meaning to try that meat on a stick myself, and you nailed it John!

Sorry I didn't get back with you on the mushrooms, I don't like to bump my own posts unless several questions are asked.
Then I'm never sure if the person comes back to see my reply.
Anyhoo, usually I roll them in evoo, not sure it helps since it gets soaked up right away, then season with a rub, or seasoning salt.
When I'm not too lazy I make Ernie's kettle fried mushrooms:
http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?31194-Breaded-Fried-Mushrooms&highlight=mushrooms

edit to add:
When I make my KFM's I use less eggs, and whip in some mayo.

 

[Jerome D.]

Terrific work here John. I think you'll like your kofta even better next time when you use ground lamb. I was at a farmers market yesterday where one vendor was selling pasture-raised ground goat. I immediately thought of kofta...then looked inside my wallet and found it empty...hate it when that happens!

 

[ChuckO]

Looks amazing John

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

Great looking cook John.

 

[Tim McCann]

Well done!

 

[Bill Schultz]

Sorry I was not there for a plate of that John, beautiful

 

[John Solak]

Excellent looking stuff!!!

 

[Rich Dahl]

I'd take a plate of that anytime!

 

[Barb D]

Good stuff, I'll take a plate.