Kefta Kebabs

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Herbs and spices play good unneurotic successful this recipe, inspired by variations of spiced-ground-meat-on-a-stick successful the Mediterranean and North Africa.

It is important that you usage finely crushed venison and that you knead the substance good truthful the kebabs volition enactment connected your skewers; a manual nutrient grinder oregon grinder attachment for your mixer is bully to use. An instant-read thermometer is not indispensable here, but we’ve provided the close interior somesthesia successful lawsuit you privation to usage one.

Serve with roasted oregon grilled vegetables, crusty breadstuff oregon atom and tzatziki.

These kebabs enactment champion with level metallic skewers, but successful a pinch, you tin spear the crushed nutrient with 2 parallel bamboo skewers instead. If utilizing the latter, soak them successful h2o for astatine slightest 30 minutes earlier using.

The spiced venison substance needs to remainder successful the refrigerator for astatine slightest 30 minutes, and up to 1 day, successful advance.

Ingredients

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Servings: 4-6

  • 1 lb crushed venison
  • 1 tiny onion, grated oregon minced
  • 2 tablespoons minced parsley
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained (optional)
  • 2 teaspoons dried mint
  • 1/2 spoon to 1 spoon crushed cayenne pepper
  • 1 spoon crushed cumin
  • 1 spoon kosher salt
  • 1 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper
  • 1/2 spoon crushed coriander

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 6)

  • Calories

    100

  • Fat

    2 g

  • Carbohydrates

    2 g

  • Sodium

    190 mg

  • Cholesterol

    15 mg

  • Protein

    17 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from “Buck, Buck, Moose: Recipes and Techniques for Cooking Deer, Elk, Moose, Antelope and Other Antlered Things,” by Hank Shaw (H&H Books, 2016).

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published November 7, 2016

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Updated March 15, 2026

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