Here is ANOTHER recipe for an original marinade of mine. It is my go to for leg of lamb or lamb Shish kebab.
1 part Good Soy Sauce
1 part just OK Balsamic Vinegar
1 part really good EVOO (olive oil)
LOTS of garlic cloves
green pepper corns
black pepper corns
fresh rosemarry
dried basil
dried oregano
dried marjoram
Put everything into a blender and blend until everything is ground up and the liquid is emulsified. By doing this the oil will not separate out from the other liquids. For Shish kebab, use either whole or boneless leg of lamb, trim meat COMPLETELY free of silver skin, fat, tendons and cut into large ~ 1 1/2" cubes. The lamb chunks needs at least two days in the marinade and longer for a whole leg.
I have a hard time keeping my wife out of this when I do my shish kebabs, she will sneak a few pieces out and nuke em so I don't catch her .
When ready to cook, skewer the lamb alone and grill rare. The veggies (compari tomatoes, sweet onion, bell pepper and mushrooms) can use a quick toss in the marinade and can be either pan roasted or grilled on their own skewers. Serve over basmati rice or brown basmati and wild rice. mmmmmm
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