Turkish Lamb Kebab Recipe

Adana kebabs

Name: Adana kebabs
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 6-8
Ingredients: 800g lamb mince; 2 tbsp or 1 tbsp of dried chilli flakes urfa chilli flakes (see recipe below); 4 tsp sumac; 4 tsp ground cumin; finely chopped to make 4 tbsp flat-leaf parsley stalks; 6 cloves garlic crushed; 2 onions thinly sliced; ½ a small bunch flat-leaf parsley roughly chopped, plus extra for serving; 1 tbsp sumac; flatbreads, yogurt, pickled chillies and tomatoes

Published: July 19, 2019 at 4:01 PM

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Serves 6-8

Easy

Total time: 50 mins

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These Turkish-style kebabs are named after the city of Adana and flavoured with chilli and sumac. Make them to feed a crowd at your next barbecue

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Ingredients

Nutrition

KEBABS

800g lamb mince
2 tbsp or 1 tbsp of dried chilli flakes urfa chilli flakes

(see recipe below)
4 tsp sumac
4 tsp ground cumin
finely chopped to make 4 tbsp flat-leaf parsley stalks
6 cloves garlic

crushed

SUMAC ONIONS

2 onions

thinly sliced
½ a small bunch flat-leaf parsley

roughly chopped, plus extra for serving
1 tbsp sumac

TO SERVE

flatbreads, yogurt, pickled chillies and tomatoes

Nutrition: per serving

kcal224
fat14.1g
saturates6.3g
carbs2.9g
sugars2.1g
fibre1.6g
protein20.5g
salt0.3g

Method

step 1

Prepare the BBQ for direct cooking by spreading the coals in an even layer.
step 2

To make the kebabs, combine the lamb mince with all the other ingredients and lots of seasoning. Mix well with your hands, as if you are kneading bread, for 5 minutes. Form into 12 kebabs and thread onto metal skewers.
step 3

Put the onions into a bowl of iced water for 20 minutes. Drain well, then tip into a bowl and mix with the parsley, sumac and some seasoning.
step 4

Cook the kebabs for 4 minutes on each side or until cooked through and charred. (Alternatively, heat the grill to high and cook the kebabs for 8 minutes, turning halfway, until charred and cooked through.) Serve with the sumac onions, flatbreads, yogurt, tomatoes, pickled chillies and more parsley.

Turkish urfa chilli flakes have a mild, smoky heat. Buy them online at souschef.co.uk and in Turkish grocers.

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