Lamb And Sausage Skewers (spiedini Di Agnello E Salsiccia

A lamb is a meek creature. It hurts none, is hurt by all; it hangs not back, when it is led to the slaughter; it cries not when it is pierced; no greater emblem of patience to be found among irrational creatures. To this the prophet likens our Savior, when he said, “He was brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before the shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth,' Isaiah 53:7. How strange was His humility in entering into such a life!

Stephen Charnock

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Italian		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Spicy Italian sausage, cut
		into 1 1/2 inch pieces
1	lb	Boneless leg of lamb, fat
		removed & cut into 1 1/2
		inch pieces
10		Fresh sage leaves, up to
		15
2		Red onions, quartered
1/3	c	Olive oil
2	T	Red wine vinegar
		Salt & pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Here is an Italian Spiedini recipe from Biba Caggiano's Trattoria
Cooking. She says: "Spiedini can be cooked on a grill, a barbecue, a
"grill pan" or under a broiler. Whatever you use, make sure to have
your heat source very hot so that the meat will sear immediately and
when cooked will be lightly charred on the outside and pink and juicy
on the inside."  Bring a small saucepan to a boil over medium heat.
Puncture the  sausage in a few places with a fork & place in boiling
water. Cook  about 2 minutes. Drain the sausage & dry on paper towels.
The idea is  to have sausage cooked all the way through, when grilled,
but lamb  should still be pink inside. Thread the lamb, sausage, sage
leaves, &  onions onto the skewers alternately.  In a small bowl
combine the oil & vinegar. Brush the meat with this  mixture & season
with salt & pepper.  Preheat grill or broiler well ahead of time so it
will be nice & hot  when you are ready to use it. Cook the spiedini so
meat is seared on  outside but pink inside, about 3-4 minutes on each
side. Brush with  oil & vinegar again just before serving.  Posted to
FOODWINE Digest 27 Dec 96  From:    Leslie Duncan <duncan@VIANET.ON.CA>
Date:    Sat, 28 Dec 1996 13:28:12 -0500

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