Ghanaian Peanut And Spice Lamb Skewers (Yaazzi)

• SEASONING PASTE AND MEAT
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 piece fresh ginger (1 by 1 1/2 in.), peeled and chopped
• 6 tablespoons peanut oil or olive oil
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground pepper
• 2 pounds boneless lamb shoulder or beef rib-eye (2 1/2 lbs. if it has a lot of fat), fat and silverskin trimmed, meat cut into 1-in. cubes
• DRY RUB
• 1 cup powdered peanut butter (or use almond meal and toast it)*
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 2 tablespoons ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground pepper
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• SERVING
• Smoked paprika
• Fresh herb sprigs such as lemon thyme or Mexican oregano

1. Make seasoning: In a blender, whirl onion, ginger, and oil until smooth. Add salt and pepper. Pour mixture into a resealable plastic bag and add meat. Seal bag, turn to coat meat, and chill at least 4 hours or overnight.
2. Make dry rub: Whisk all ingredients in a bowl and set aside. (Save 1 tsp. for Spiced Yogurt Sauce.)
3. About 1 hour before cooking, let meat come to room temperature. Soak 8 (12 in.) bamboo skewers in water at least 30 minutes, or use metal skewers. Thread about 6 chunks of meat (with seasoning paste) onto each skewer.
4. For charcoal, ignite a full chimney of half mesquite lump charcoal and half mesquite charcoal briquets on firegrate of a charcoal grill. When lit, 20 to 25 minutes, arrange coals in an even layer and set cooking grate in place (fire should be 400u0b0 to 450u0b0). For gas, heat a grill to medium (400u0b0).
5. Oil cooking grate, using a wad of oiled paper towels and tongs. Grill meat, covered and turning once, until medium-rare, 6 to 8 minutes total. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle meat heavily on all sides with dry rub (you may have some left over). Let meat rest 2 to 3 minutes.
6. Set skewers on a platter and drizzle with some yogurt sauce. Scatter with smoked paprika and herb sprigs. Serve more sauce on the side.
7. *In Ghana, cooks pound and then sift peanuts. Here, powdered peanut butter such as PB2 is widely available at well-stocked grocery stores. Find almond meal in the baking aisle; toast in a 350u0b0 oven until light golden, 12 minutes.

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/ghanaian-peanut-spice-lamb-skewers-yaazzi (may not work)