Persian cooking: recipes · Kebab: grilled dishes

Shishlik شیشلیک

Lamb chops marinated in onion and saffron and grilled over coals, a classic from the northeast.

⏱ 60 min

Ingredients

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  • 8100 g lamb chops
  • 13½ onions
  • 20¼ tbsp lemon juice
  • 20¼ tbsp oil
  • 13½ tbsp saffron threads, ground and dissolved in 4 tbsp hot water
  • 205 g butter
  • 27 tomatoes
  • salt (to taste)
  • black pepper (to taste)

Method

  1. Pound the chops lightly flat.
  2. Marinate overnight with grated onion, lemon juice, oil, pepper and saffron.
  3. Thread onto skewers and grill over hot coals for 4–5 minutes per side, then salt and brush with saffron butter.
  4. Serve with saffron rice, grilled tomatoes and sumac.