Adana Kebab

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 800 g minced meat (beef or lamb)
• 1 m.-sized onion(s)
• salt and pepper
• cumin
• 1 tsp paprika powder, hot
• 1 tsp paprika flakes (pul biber, available in Turkish grocery stores)
• 2 m.-large tomatoes, halved
• 8 Pepper, green, long, hot
• 8 Pepper, green, long, mild
• 3 small flatbreads, thin
• 30 g butter
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 2 bunch parsley, flat

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 45 minutes

spicy minced meat skewers

Place the minced meat in a bowl. Peel and grate the onion. Add salt, plenty of pepper, the cumin, the paprika, and the pul biber. Knead everything thoroughly. Preheat the grill. Wash and halve the tomatoes, removing the stem ends. Just wash the peppers. Divide the minced meat into 2 pieces per serving and form thin patties, about 12-15 cm long, around prepared metal skewers. Cut the flatbread into strips. Melt the butter and brush the bread strips with it. Lightly brush the grill grate with oil and grill the skewers for about 5-8 minutes on each side. Grill the whole peppers and tomato halves along the edge of the grill. Warm the bread strips along the outer edge of the grill. Wash the parsley and shake dry. Garnish each serving with 1/2 a bunch of herbs along the edge of a flat plate. Divide the warm bread strips among the plates and arrange the meat and grilled vegetables on top. Tip: Adani kebab is often served with a side of bulgur. If you don’t have access to a grill, cook the kebab in a large pan and warm the flatbread in the oven.