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Grill recipe, especially created for “Spirit of Fuerteventura” !
Brochette with garlic butter ( 4 people)



Ingredients:

* 4 fillet steaks (100 gr each)

* 4 lamb kidneys

* 4 slices of bacon

* 8 cherry tomatoes

* 8 small chipolata sausages

* 12 laurel (bay) leaves

* salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the garlic butter:

* 2 tablespoons garlic

* 4 tablespoons melted butter

Step 1

* Eliminate the fat from the fillet steaks. Cut the kidneys lenghthways and take out the centre.

Step 2

* Cut the bacon into strips and wrap around the kidneys and tomatos.

Step 3

* Put first a cherry tomato, then a chipolata, a laurel leaf, a wrapped kidney, a laurel leaf, fillet steak, a laurel leaf, wrapped kidney, a laurel leaf, chipolata, laurel and cherry tomato onto metal skewers

Step 4

* mix the garlic well with the butter. Spread this mix over the skewers and add salt and pepper.

Step 5

* Allow to grill for 12 mins on a medium hot BBQ (or under the grill) till the meat is golden brown. Turn regularly and serve with the rest of the garlic sauce.

 
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