Gas-Grilled Shish Kebab

Name: Gas-Grilled Shish Kebab
Cuisine: Africa & Middle-East, Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 1/4 pounds, boneless lamb leg (shank end), trimmed of fat and silver skin and cut into 1-inch pieces; 3 , bell peppers, 1 red, 1 yellow, and 1 orange (about 1 1/2 pounds), each cut into twenty-four 1-inch pieces; 1 , large red onion (about 12 ounces), cut into thirty-six 3/4-inch pieces (see illustrations below); , lemon or lime wedges for serving (optional)

Main Courses
Africa & Middle-East
Middle Eastern
Meat
Lamb
Grilling & Barbecue

Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2001

To avoid the raw lamb and charred vegetables that cooking on skewers can deliver, we cut the meat into 1-inch cubes and narrowed the vegetable field.

SERVES 6

TIME 1 hour, plus 2 hours marinating

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