Barbecued pork belly
If you love pulled pork, you'll love this barbecued pork belly. Fans of spare ribs will enjoy it too and all the meat benefits from a rich, sticky BBQ sauce
Barbecued meatball kebabs
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Direct heat
- Easy
- Serves 4
Skip to ingredients
- ¼ red onion
- 400g lambmince
- 1 tsp ras el hanout
- 1 tsp harissa(optional)
- 2 mintsprigs, finely chopped, plus some whole leaves to serve
- 4 coriandersprigs, finely chopped, plus some whole leaves to serve
- 1 pack padron peppersor mild green chillies
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lemonquartered
- flatbreads(or gluten-free alternative), to serve
- cucumberand carrot matchsticks and red onion slices, all soaked in lemon juice, to serve
- chilli flakesto serve (optional)
For the tahini sauce
- 3 tbsp natural yogurt
- 2 tbsp tahini
You will need
- metal or soaked wooden skewers tahini
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal351
- fat23g
- saturates8g
- carbs8g
- sugars7g
- fibre5g
- protein25g
- salt0.3g
Method
step 1
Heat your barbecue for cooking over direct heat. Very finely chop the onion and put it in a bowl with the lamb mince, ras el hanout, harissa (if you want a hit of chilli), coriander and mint, and season. Use your hands to squeeze and mix everything together, then divide the mixture into 12-16 portions and roll each one into a ball. Mix the ingredients for the tahini sauce, adding a splash of water if it’s a bit too thick.
step 2
Thread the meatballs onto skewers, alternating them with padron peppers or chillies. Use two meatballs for short skewers, and three or four for longer ones.
step 3
The coals are ready when they’re ash coloured and glowing red. Cook the meatballs, turning the skewers every now and then so they colour on all sides – they should take 10 mins at the most. Put the lemon cut-side down on the grill to soften and mark it. When the skewers are cooked, briefly barbecue the flatbreads. Serve the skewers with the flatbreads, sauce, lemon, veg and the coriander, mint and chilli flakes scattered over, if you like.
