Iskender Kebab
Turkey's most famous kebab — thin slices of doner meat laid over cubes of pide bread, drenched in hot tomato sauce and sizzling brown butter, served with yogurt.
45 min
4 people
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Uploaded by
halalme
Ingredients
600 g lamb mince
2 pide or flatbread
80 g unsalted butter
400 g tinned chopped tomatoes
200 g full-fat yogurt
3 garlic cloves
1 tsp ground cumin
0.5 tsp chilli flakes
Instructions
Mix lamb mince with grated onion, salt, cumin, coriander and black pepper. Knead well. Shape into thin oval patties or a loaf.
Grill on a hot griddle or cook in a dry pan for 3–4 minutes per side. Slice into thin strips.
Make tomato sauce: fry garlic in butter, add tinned tomatoes, simmer 15 minutes with salt and chilli flakes.
Toast pide or flatbread and cut into 3 cm cubes. Arrange in the base of warm serving plates.
Layer the sliced meat over the bread.
Spoon hot tomato sauce over everything. Heat butter until foaming and pour it over the top.
Add a generous dollop of cold yogurt on the side. Serve at once.
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