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Kafta Mashwi (Lebanese Lamb & Beef Kafta Skewers)

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Half lamb, half beef (not lean: fat keeps kafta juicy), a big handful of parsley, onion and 7-spice; shaped on flat skewers and charcoal-grilled.
Kids: Kid portion is half; same full-flavour dish.
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 60 g (about 2 cups loosely packed, chopped) flat-leaf parsley (1 big bunch)
- 500 g (about 2 cups loosely packed) lamb mince
- 500 g (about 2 cups loosely packed) beef mince (20% fat)
- 2 tsp Lebanese 7-spice
- 1½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Steps
- Put 1 onion, 4 cloves garlic and 60 g (about 2 cups loosely packed, chopped) parsley in the bowl. Chop; squeeze out onion liquid in a sieve. 5 sec/speed 6
- Return to bowl with 500 g (about 2 cups loosely packed) lamb, 500 g (about 2 cups loosely packed) beef, 2 tsp 7-spice, 1½ tsp salt and ½ tsp pepper. Knead. 1 min/Knead
- With wet hands shape 24 long kafta on flat skewers. Chargrill hot 3–4 min each side; serve with tomatoes, onion-sumac and bread.
- Portion & store: makes ~8 adult portions (3 kafta (~120 g)); a kid portion is half. Freeze raw in bags of 6. Fridge 2 days cooked; freezer 3 months raw, layered; cook from frozen.
Dark settings like 5 min/100°C/speed 1 are Thermomix TM7 time/temperature/speed. Unfamiliar word? See the glossary.