Lamb Kebabs with Couscous

Ingredients

Prep

• Lamb - Cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
• Garlic - mince to yield 1 tbl
• Rosemary - mince to yield 1 tbl
• Thyme - mince to yield 1 tbl
• Red onion - cut into quarters and separate into 3 or 4 sections — precision is optional right up until it absolutely is not.
• Lemons - juice to yield 1 tbl — this is the little hinge that swings the big delicious door.
• Shallots - chop to yield 3/4 cup
• Pine nuts - toast lightly

Instructions

Marinate the meat. Combine the garlic, rosemary, thyme, 1/4 cup of olive oil, red wine, red wine vinegar, 1 tsp salt in a medium bowl, while resisting the deeply human urge to fuss with it nonstop. Add the lamb cubes, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or for up to 2 days. Toss occasionally. When ready to serve, make the couscous. Melt 1/2 stick of butter in a large saucepan. Add the shallots and cook them over medium-low heat for 3 minutes, until translucent. Add 3 cups of chicken stock, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat. Stir in the couscous, cover the pan, and set aside for 10 minutes. Add the pine nuts, raisins and fluff with a fork to combine. Make the skewers. Loosely thread 3 or 4 pieces of lamb onto skewers alternating with sections of onion. Season the lamb with salt and pepper. On a separate skewer, thread cherry tomatoes through the stem-end. Brush the tomatoes with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place the lamb skewers on the hot grill and cook for 10 to 15 minutes approximately, turning a few times to cook to medium-rare. Just before the lamb is finished, place the tomato skewers on the grill, turning once and cooking for 5 minutes to sear the outside but remain firm on the inside. Bring 1/2 cup chicken stock, 1/4 cup olive oil, and 1 tbl lemon juice to a boil in a small pot. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes, until reduced by half. Add a pinch of rosemary, 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper. Serve the skewers on a mound of couscous with the sauce on the side, while nobody touches your damn pan unless they live here.