Lamb Kebabs with Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients:
6 Bigelow
Constant Comment® Tea Bags
¾ cup (180mL) hot water
½ cup (125mL) honey
2 tsp. (10mL) cumin
½ tsp. (2.5mL) ground cloves
20 - 1½ inch (4.5cm) cubes boneless leg of lamb
3 medium sweet potatoes
4 metal or wooden skewers (wooden skewers must be soaked for at
least 1 hour)
Dash of salt
¼ cup (60mL) butter
Yield: Serves 4 - Prep Time: 20 minutes - Cook Time: 15-20
minutes.
Instructions:
Brew Constant Comment® tea bags in
¾-cup (180mL) hot water. Remove tea bags and discard,
squeezing to extract as much liquid as possible; add honey, cumin
and ground cloves and mix well.
Place lamb cubes in large glass casserole and pour tea mixture
over lamb. Mix well and set aside.
Pierce sweet potatoes and microwave on high until tender 10-12
minutes, turning once (time will vary according to microwave).
Meanwhile, thread 5 pieces of lamb onto each skewer. Sprinkle
with a little salt and brush with marinade. Preheat broiler; broil
lamb, brushing with marinade, 3-4 minutes per side or until cooked
to medium.
Remove pulp from sweet potatoes and mash with butter. Keep warm
on low in microwave. To serve, divide sweet potatoes into four
servings, top with skewers of lamb.
Nutritional Information:
| Nutritional
Information Per Serving |
Percent of Daily
Value |
| Calories |
421 |
|
21% |
| Protein |
17 |
grams |
34% |
| Carbohydrate |
55 |
grams |
18% |
| Total Fat |
16 |
grams |
25% |
| Alcohol |
0 |
grams |
| Cholesterol |
76 |
milligrams |
25% |
| Saturated Fat |
9 |
grams |
45% |
| Monounsaturated Fat |
5 |
grams |
| Polyunsaturated Fat |
0.6 |
grams |
| Trans Fatty Acid |
0 |
grams |
| Total Dietary Fiber |
3 |
grams |
14% |
| Total Sugar |
39 |
grams |
| Percentage of Calories
|
| Protein |
16% |
| Carbohydrate |
51% |
| Total Fat |
33% |
| Alcohol |
0% |
| Vitamins & Mineral
|
| Sodium |
180 |
milligrams |
8% |
| Potassium |
556 |
milligrams |
16% |
| Vitamin A |
1353 |
Retinol Equivalent |
256% |
| Vitamin C |
2 |
milligrams |
4% |
| Calcium |
58 |
milligrams |
6% |
| Iron |
2 |
milligrams |
12% |
| Vitamin D (ug) |
0.2 |
micrograms |
2% |
| Thiamin |
0.1 |
micrograms |
10% |
| Riboflavin |
0.3 |
milligrams |
16% |
| Niacin |
5 |
milligrams |
24% |
| Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) |
0.5 |
milligrams |
23% |
| Folic Acid |
12 |
milligrams |
3% |
| Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) |
1 |
micrograms |
17% |
| Nutritional Recipe
Features |
| Gluten-free |
| Good Source of Potassium |
| Soy Free |