Lamb with Adobo Seasoning
Lamb with Adobo Seasoning is a tender and delicious lamb steak marinated in a fragrant spicy mix that is inspired by the cuisine of Mexico. It’s a really quick and easy recipe to prepare and cook, just set aside time for the marinade.
The theme for May’s Sweet Heat Challenge is ‘Mexican’. I love mexican food and have several Mexican cook books. I decided to try something different that I had never made before and chose an Adobo Seasoning which I adapted as a marinade for lamb steaks.
The Sweet Heat Challenge is hosted this month by Souperior, it’s usual home being Lyndsey Fleenor’s Vanilla Clouds and Lemon Drops.
Cover the lamb steaks with the marinade cover with cling film and leave to marinade for 3- 4 hours.
Although hot, this wasn’t overpowering and the flavours are totally delicious and a very different type of Mexican food from the standard chilli con carne, fajitas and other various tortilla based dishes.
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Lamb Steaks with Adobo Seasoning
Ingredients
- 3 cloves of garlic crushed
- 3 hot chillis deseeded and chopped
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 6 cloves or 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- 120 ml white wine vinegar
- 1 kg lamb steaks 4 x 250 g steaks
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
Instructions
- 3 cloves of garlic crushed, 3 hot chillis, 1 tbsp dried oregano, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 6 cloves or 1/2 tsp ground cloves, 1 tsp coriander seeds, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 tsp saltPut the chillies and garlic in a blender or mortar. Add the oregano, cumin seeds, ground cloves, coriander seeds cinnamon and salt.
- 120 ml white wine vinegarProcess or grind with a pestle to a rough powder, add the vinegar and blend again.
- 1 kg lamb steaksCover the lamb steaks with the marinade cover with cling film and leave to marinade for 3- 4 hours.
- Bring the lamb out of the fridge and leave to come to room temperature for about 30-45 minutes.
- 1 tbsp sunflower oilPan fry the lamb in the sunflower oil for 5-8 minutes until the lamb is just pink inside.
- Serve with salad or fresh vegetables.
This sounds really yummy. I am always trying to think of different things to do with lamb steaks. Spicy toppings seem to work really well.