Pistachio Lamb Koftas Camp Recipe - from the Slow road's Guide to Camp Cooking

When Kirianna Poole and her family embarked on an adventure in their 1962 Kombi, Izzie, seeking simplicity and connection, she also becam e apro at cooking on the road, using a traditional fire. Her book, The Slow Road Cookbook, is full of the tasty recipes she perfected during their travels and is a favourite among travellers of all ages.

“Camping, for me, is about connection, whether with people, the ocean, or the land. It’s the part I love the most and the part that keeps me coming back for more. These Koftas are one of the meals I cooked for our good friends during some blissful days spent
on the Eyre Peninsula.”

Now let's get down to lamb koftas...

Ingredients

4 - 6 flatbreads
Tzatziki
1 shallot, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, grated
A handful of mint
90g of unsalted pistachios, diced
Juice and zest of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon of cumin
1 teaspoon of sumac
500g of organic ground lamb
6 metal skewers
Extra virgin olive oil
2 truss tomatoes
1 Lebanese cucumber
½ a red onion
Salt and cracked pepper
1 lemon, quartered

Method

Prepare a bed of coals away from your main fire and place a grate above it so you can cook over medium-high heat – hot enough that you can only hold your hand 10cm above the
cooking surface for 3 to 5 seconds. Meanwhile, prepare some flatbread dough and Tzatziki. Set them both aside.

Combine the shallot, garlic, mint, pistachios, lemon zest, cumin, and sumac in a bowl with the lamb mince. Roll the meat mixture into 6 even balls, tossing them between your hands to bind the meat.

Roll the meatballs into log shapes. Thread them onto metal skewers, and squeeze the meat tightly to secure it. Brush the meat with olive oil before placing it on the grate to cook for approximately 8 to 10 minutes, turning regularly.

Meanwhile, quarter the tomatoes, dice the cucumber and slice the red onion. Combine them in a bowl, toss in olive oil, and then season with salt and cracked pepper.

Place the flatbread on the grate and cook for 2 minutes on each side. Remove Koftas from the heat, place in flatbread and slide meat off the skewer, smear on some Tzatziki, add salad mix and a squeeze of lemon juice.

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