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Turkmen Shashlyk

Name: Turkmen Shashlyk
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Turkmenistan
Ingredients: 600g Lamb; 2 Onion; 2 tbsp Vinegar; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 1 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Black Pepper; To taste Baguette

Main Dish

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Lamb marinated in onion, skewered, and grilled over charcoal — Turkmen kebabs.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Shashlyk is the skewered grilled meat of Central Asia. In Turkmenistan, lamb is marinated with onion, threaded onto long metal skewers, and grilled over charcoal. Essential for weekend picnics and celebrations, it's served with vinegared onion slices and fresh bread.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a weekend outside town in Turkmenistan, long skewers line up over charcoal and smoke rises as lamb fat drips onto the fire.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Lamb 600g
Onion 2
Vinegar 2 tbsp
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper 1/2 tsp
Baguette To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the lamb into 3cm cubes.
Marinate at least 2 hours with 1 grated onion, salt, pepper, and cumin.
Thread the meat onto metal skewers.
Grill over charcoal or under a grill for 10–15 minutes, turning.
Toss sliced onion with vinegar and serve with bread.

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