Pinchitos Morunos

canarygirl's Note:

Delicious Spanish Tapa! Serve with crusty french bread and red wine and you're in business. Prep time includes marinating time.

• Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 3 hrs
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• ¾ lb lamb or ¾ lb chicken or ¾ lb beef or ¾ lb pork , cut into smaller cubes (about 3/4" or less)
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 tablespoon cilantro (about)
• ½ teaspoon cumin seed
• 3 -4 tablespoons spicy paprika
• ¼-½ teaspoon leaf thyme
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice or 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Using a mortar and pestle, mash garlic, cilantro, cumin, paprika, thyme, salt and pepper.
2. Add olive oil and lemon juice or vinegar and mix well.
3. Place 4-5 pieces of meat on each skewer (for best results, first soak skewers 1/2 hour in water).
4. Put skewer in a container and top with marinade.
5. Let marinate for 2-3 hours, turning every once in a while.
6. Grill over medium heat until cooked through-- about 10-15 minutes, turning as needed.
7. Serve with lemon wedges and cilantro.
8. Note: These can be done in the oven too-375° for 15 minutes (about), turning once.

Reviews

[Nelly]

There were 6 of us, so doubled the recipe, (none left,though). They were really good, using lamb fillet. Apart from marinading the were quick and easy to make and I added a mint-jelly dipper (sacrilege), but would cut down a little on garlic and cilantro next time.

[Pink Kitchenaid Lover]

i made these tonight and they were basically inedible. i thought that i must have made a mistake. After double checking, i learn that i didn't. They tasted like chorizo which wouldn't have been bad had it not been for the texture. It was horribly grainy...like eating sand.

[Fairy Nuff]

Excellent!!!! What a wonderful appetizer. I didn't have any hot paprika so used what I had on hand (sweet) and added a heaped teaspoon of minced red chillies. Cooked these on the barbecue for approximately fifteen minutes and they were perfect. Thanks for a great recipe.