Barefoot Contessa's Lamb Kabobs with Couscous

By KathieC

Ingredients

• 2 pounds top round lamb
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic (2 to 3 cloves)
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary leaves
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme leaves
• Good olive oil
• 1/4 ¼ cup dry red wine
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 to 3 small red onions
• 2 pints cherry tomatoes
• ***SAUCE***
• 1/2 ½ cup good chicken stock, preferably homemade (see recipe)
• 1/4 ¼ cup good olive oil
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• Pinch of minced fresh rosemary leaves
• 1/4 ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• Couscous with Pine Nuts, for serving

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Cut the lamb in 1½-inch cubes. You should have about 20 cubes. Combine the garlic, rosemary, thyme, ¼ cup olive oil, red wine, vinegar, and 1 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Add the lamb cubes, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight or for up to 2 days. Toss occasionally.

Heat a grill with coals. Spread them out in one dense layer and brush the grill with oil.

Cut the red onions in quarters and separate each quarter into 3 or 4 sections. Loosely thread 3 or 4 pieces of lamb onto skewers alternately with sections of onion. Sprinkle both sides of the lamb with salt and pepper. Next place the cherry tomatoes on skewers, threading them through the stems of the tomatoes. Brush the tomatoes with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the lamb skewers on the hot grill and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, turning 2 or 3 times, until the lamb is medium-rare. Approximately 5 minutes before the lamb is done, place the tomato skewers on the grill, turning once, until seared on the outside but still firm inside.

For the sauce, bring the chicken stock, olive oil, and lemon juice to a boil in a small pot. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes, or until reduced by half. Add the rosemary, salt, and pepper.

Serve the skewers on a mound of couscous with the sauce on the side.