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Adana Kebap (Famous Turkish Kebab)

A super easy kebab recipe
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Turkish
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

For the kebab

  • 500 grams Ground beef with fat you want at least 80-20
  • 50 grams Onion
  • 50 grams Red Bell Pepper
  • 50 grams Green Pepper
  • 10 grams garlic
  • 1 Tsp Salt
  • 1 Tsp Paprika Buy Online
  • 1/2 Tsp Urfa Pepper Buy Online
  • 1 Tsp sumac Buy Online
  • 1 Tsp Oregano
  • Oil/Butter for frying/basting

For the sumac onion salad

  • 50 grams Onion
  • 100 grams Tomato
  • 10 grams Parsley
  • 1/2 Tsp Salt
  • 2 Tsp Lime/Lemon Juice
  • 1/2 Tsp sumac

Instructions
 

For the kebab

  • Start by either hand chopping or using a chopper to chop the onion, peppers and garlic. Then either using your hands, muslin/cheese cloth or a strainer remove all the water from the vegetables and add them to the meat.
  • Season the mixture with salt, paprika, urfa pepper, sumac and oregano. Then run it through the food processor for a pastier more melt in the mouth kebab or leave as is after mixing for a more meaty kebab texture.
  • Leave in the fridge to get cold. Once cool then skewer the meat and cook.
  • Best to pan fry using some oil on a grill pan. Alternatively if you can cook over a barbecue or coals then do that, baste with some butter while cooking if you are.
  • Serve with the salad once cooked. They don't take very long to cook, the meat will be nice and firm that will indicate that it's cooked.

For the salad

  • Slice the onion, dice the tomato and chop the parsley
  • Mix all well and season with salt, sumac and lime juice.
  • Salad is ready. Serve with the kebab.
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