Learn English Vocabulary – Cooking a skewer!

Hello!

Some people love cooking, some don’t. But sometimes we simply don’t have time to make a meal. Today we will learn how to make a “Minted lamb skewers with cherry tomatoes”. And, of course, get to know more lovely English words related to cooking.

This recipe is for 4 people and will take about 10 minutes. See? Very fast!

Ingredients

2 lamb leg steaks
2 tbsp chopped fresh mint
3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
2 tbsp olive oil
100g cherry tomatoes
1 small courgette, thickly peeled

tbsp – this means tablespoon, so just use a soup spoon!

How to prepare the skewers

Combine the lamb, mint, garlic and olive oil in a bowl, then leave to marinate for at least 1 hour or preferably longer.
Preheat the grill to a high heat. Thread alternate pieces of lamb, tomato and courgette onto 4 skewers, then season and drizzle with any remaining marinade.
Grill for 10 minutes, turning regularly, until the lamb is cooked through.

Mmmm… didn’t that sound delicious?

Vocabulary

Lamb – the meat of a very young lamb.

Steak – a thick, flat piece of meat and especially beef (in this case lamb).

Chopped – to cut (something) into pieces by hitting it with the sharp edge of an ax, knife, etc.

Mint – an herb that has a strong pleasant smell and taste and that is used in medicine and food.

Cloves – any one of the small sections that are part of a large head of garlic.

Crushed – to press or squeeze (something) so hard that it breaks or loses its shape.

Courgette – a dark green vegetable that is long and smooth and that has soft skin which can be eaten. In the US they are also called zucchinis.

Peeled – to remove the skin from (a fruit, vegetable, etc.)

Marinate – to put meat or fish in a sauce for a period of time to add flavor or to make the meat or fish more tender : to soak in a marinade.

Thread – to put something through another thin object. In this case, putting the skewer through the vegetables and meat.

Skewer – a long pointed piece of metal or wood that is pushed through pieces of food to keep them together or hold them in place for cooking.

Season – to add salt, pepper, spices, etc., to (something) to give it more flavor.

Drizzle – to pour a small amount of liquid onto or over something.

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