Pork And Lamb Kebabs With Dried Apricots And Onions

Serves: 3

Leola Gaylord

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

40

Spice

59

Sweetness

48

Sourness

51

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tbsp

Curry Powder

2 tsps

Salt

2 large

Onion (peeled)

1.5 cups

Red Wine (dry)

1 cup

Olive Oil

Directions:

1

Arrange pork tenderloin in one 11 x 7 x 2- inch glass baking dish and lamb in another 11 x 7 x 2-inch glass baking dish

2

Mix 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 tablespoon curry powder, coriander, peppercorns, and salt in small bowl; sprinkle half of mixture over pork and remaining half over lamb and stir

3

Slice 1 onion and place in medium bowl; add apricots, orange peel, red wine, vinegar, 1/2 cup whipping cream, and oil; stir to blend

4

Divide onion-apricot marinade between dish with pork and dish with lamb

5

Cover both dishes; chill at least 4 hours

6

DO AHEAD: Can be made 8 hours ahead

7

Keep chilled

8

Cut remaining onion in half crosswise, then cut each half into quarters

9

Separate quarters into individual onion layers; set aside

10

Place large fine-mesh strainer over large saucepan

11

Add pork mixture to strainer and allow marinade to drain into saucepan

12

Transfer pork to medium bowl

13

Repeat with lamb mixture, allowing marinade to drain into same saucepan

14

Transfer lamb to another medium bowl

15

Alternate pork cubes, marinated dried apricots, onion pieces, and bacon pieces on metal skewers, beginning and ending with pork

16

Repeat with lamb cubes, alternating lamb, apricots, onion pieces, and bacon pieces on skewers

17

DO AHEAD: Can be made 4 hours ahead

18

Cover and chill marinade and kebabs separately

19

Boil marinade in saucepan until reduced to generous 1 1/4 cups, about 6 minutes

20

Whisk in butter, apricot preserves, remaining 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon curry powder, and 2 tablespoons whipping cream

21

Continue boiling sauce until thickened to sauce consistency, about 2 minutes

22

Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper

23

Transfer 1/2 cup sauce to small bowl and reserve for basting kebabs during grilling

24

Leave remaining sauce in saucepan and set aside for serving

25

Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat)

26

Brush grill rack with olive oil

27

Grill kebabs 4 minutes; baste kebabs with reserved 1/2 cup sauce

28

Continue grilling kebabs until browned and cooked medium-rare, turning occasionally, about 4 minutes longer for lamb and 5 minutes longer for pork

29

Meanwhile, place saucepan with remaining sauce on 1 side of grill to rewarm

30

Transfer kebabs to platter

31

Brush warm sauce over kebabs and serve

32

Arrange pork tenderloin in one 11 x 7 x 2- inch glass baking dish and lamb in another 11 x 7 x 2-inch glass baking dish

33

Mix 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 tablespoon curry powder, coriander, peppercorns, and salt in small bowl; sprinkle half of mixture over pork and remaining half over lamb and stir

34

Slice 1 onion and place in medium bowl; add apricots, orange peel, red wine, vinegar, 1/2 cup whipping cream, and oil; stir to blend

35

Divide onion-apricot marinade between dish with pork and dish with lamb

36

Cover both dishes; chill at least 4 hours

37

DO AHEAD: Can be made 8 hours ahead

38

Keep chilled

39

Cut remaining onion in half crosswise, then cut each half into quarters

40

Separate quarters into individual onion layers; set aside

41

Place large fine-mesh strainer over large saucepan

42

Add pork mixture to strainer and allow marinade to drain into saucepan

43

Transfer pork to medium bowl

44

Repeat with lamb mixture, allowing marinade to drain into same saucepan

45

Transfer lamb to another medium bowl

46

Alternate pork cubes, marinated dried apricots, onion pieces, and bacon pieces on metal skewers, beginning and ending with pork

47

Repeat with lamb cubes, alternating lamb, apricots, onion pieces, and bacon pieces on skewers

48

DO AHEAD: Can be made 4 hours ahead

49

Cover and chill marinade and kebabs separately

50

Boil marinade in saucepan until reduced to generous 1 1/4 cups, about 6 minutes

51

Whisk in butter, apricot preserves, remaining 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon curry powder, and 2 tablespoons whipping cream

52

Continue boiling sauce until thickened to sauce consistency, about 2 minutes

53

Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper

54

Transfer 1/2 cup sauce to small bowl and reserve for basting kebabs during grilling

55

Leave remaining sauce in saucepan and set aside for serving

56

Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat)

57

Brush grill rack with olive oil

58

Grill kebabs 4 minutes; baste kebabs with reserved 1/2 cup sauce

59

Continue grilling kebabs until browned and cooked medium-rare, turning occasionally, about 4 minutes longer for lamb and 5 minutes longer for pork

60

Meanwhile, place saucepan with remaining sauce on 1 side of grill to rewarm

61

Transfer kebabs to platter

62

Brush warm sauce over kebabs and serve