2 pounds top round lamb
1 tablespoon minced garlic (2 to 3 cloves)
1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary leaves
2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme leaves
Good olive oil
¼ cup dry red wine
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 to 3 small red onions
2 pints cherry tomatoes

for the sauce:
½ cup good chicken stock, preferably homemade (see recipe)
¼ cup good olive oil
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
Pinch of minced fresh rosemary leaves
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Couscous with Pine Nuts, for serving (recipe follows)

Cut the lamb in 1½-inch cubes. You should have about 20 cubes. Combine the garlic, rosemary, thyme, ¼ cup olive oil, red wine, vinegar, and 1 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Add the lamb cubes, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight or for up to 2 days. Toss occasionally.

Heat a grill with coals. Spread them out in one dense layer and brush the grill with oil.

Cut the red onions in quarters and separate each quarter into 3 or 4 sections. Loosely thread 3 or 4 pieces of lamb onto skewers alternately with sections of onion. Sprinkle both sides of the lamb with salt and pepper. Next place the cherry tomatoes on skewers, threading them through the stems of the tomatoes. Brush the tomatoes with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the lamb skewers on the hot grill and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, turning 2 or 3 times, until the lamb is medium-rare. Approximately 5 minutes before the lamb is done, place the tomato skewers on the grill, turning once, until seared on the outside but still firm inside.

For the sauce, bring the chicken stock, olive oil, and lemon juice to a boil in a small pot. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes, or until reduced by half. Add the rosemary, salt, and pepper.

Serve the skewers on a mound of couscous with the sauce on the side.

Couscous with Pine Nuts (Serve 4 to 6)

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
¾ cup chopped shallots (3 to 4 shallots)
3 cups chicken stock, preferably homemade (see recipe)
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1½ cups couscous
½ cup toasted pine nuts (pignolis)
¼ cup dried currants
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Add the shallots and cook them over medium-low heat for 3 minutes, until translucent. Add the chicken stock, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat. Stir in the couscous, cover the pan, and set aside for 10 minutes. Add the pine nuts, currants, and parsley and fluff with a fork to combine. Serve hot.