Sticky Sweet Chili Lamb Kofte

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 500 g ground lamb
• 2 shallots
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons lemongrass
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cornflour
• 2 tablespoons mint
• 2 tablespoons coriander
• 4 tablespoons fish sauce
• 4 tablespoons chili sauce
• 18 lettuce leaves
• 4 spring onions
• 1 chili
• 2 tablespoons coriander

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, mix the ground lamb, shallots, garlic, lemongrass, cornflour, mint, coriander, and fish sauce.
• 2 shape into approximately 18 to 20 balls.
• 3 thread onto large metal skewers (or individual wooden ones, soaked in water for 20 minutes to avoid burning).
• 4 barbecue or grill for 5 or 6 minutes, turning now and again until they are just cooked through.
• 5 brush with 2 tablespoons of chili sauce; cook for a couple of minutes more until lightly caramelized.
• 6 remove the skewers.
• 7 serve each kofte in one of the little gem lettuce leaves, spooned over with little more chili sauce, plus extra for dipping.
• 8 scatter with spring onion, chili, and coriander.