Name: Ostrich fillet kebabs with zucchini tzatziki
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Braai
Ingredients: 700 g ostrich fillet; 1/2 red onion quartered; 1/2 red pepper chopped; 1/2 green pepper chopped; 8 button mushrooms small; olive oil; lemon wedges, to serve; 3 Tbs fresh chillies 573; 2 tsp dried mint; 1 Tbs dried oregano; 2 cloves garlic cloves, crushed; 2 bay leaves; 1/4 cup vinegar red wine; salt and freshly ground black pepper; lemon juice only; 4 courgettes grated; 1 cup plain yoghurt (full cream is better); 1 cloves garlic cloves, crushed; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp fresh mint chopped; lemon quartered, juice only; olive oil drizzle; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Ingredients (23)

700 g	ostrich — fillet
1/2	red onion — quartered
1/2	red pepper — chopped
1/2	green pepper — chopped
8	button mushrooms — small
	olive oil
	lemon — wedges, to serve

MARINADE:

3 Tbs	fresh chillies — 573
2 tsp	dried mint
1 Tbs	dried oregano
2 cloves	garlic — cloves, crushed
2	bay leaves
1/4 cup	vinegar — red wine
	salt and freshly ground black pepper
	lemon — juice only

Tzatziki:

4	courgettes — grated
1 cup	plain yoghurt — (full cream is better)
1 cloves	garlic — cloves, crushed
1 tsp	dried oregano
1 tsp	fresh mint — chopped
	lemon — quartered, juice only
	olive oil — drizzle
	sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Method:

Make the marinade in advance – at least and hour or the day before. Mix all the marinade ingredients together (except the lemon if you are making this the day before). Place in a Ziploc bag with the meat cubes and mix everything together well. Store in the fridge if you are making the day before. When you are ready add the lemon juice.

Pre-soak wooden skewers in water.

Thread the meat, peppers, onion and mushrooms onto the skewer making sure not to bunch the meat up too much
Ensure that the vegetables are not bigger than the meat cubes as this will prevent the meat from making contact with the griddle pan. If you are making on a braai, this will not matter.
Brush lightly with olive oil and cook on a griddle pan on the stove, a gas or conventional braai, turning a few times. Cook to preference.
Spritz with lemon juice and season with salt and pepper before serving with the tzatziki.

Place the grated zucchini on a clean kitchen towel of muslin cloth and wring several times until all the liquid has been squeezed out. When drained, place
it in a bowl with all the other ingredients and mix. Season to taste.

Recipe reprinted with permission of Earthbound Wines.