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- Kebabs:
- 3/4 pound ground lamb, top-quality
- 1 pound lamb belly, ground
- 2 tbsp. urfa biber chili flakes
- 4 tsp. ground sumac
- 4 tsp freshly-ground cumin
- 1 Tbsp. smoked paprika
- 1/2 Tbsp. freshly-ground black pepper
- 4 tbsp. finely-chopped flat-leaf parsley stalks (NOT the leaves!)
- 2–3 Capia peppers (red bell can be substituted, if you have to), minced
- 2 banana peppers, minced
- 6 garlic cloves, crushed
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- Sumac Onions:
- 2 onions , very thinly-sliced
- 1/2 small bunch flat-leaf parsley roughly chopped, plus extra for serving
- 1 tbsp. sumac
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- To serve:
- flatbreads, full-fat yogurt, pickled or roasted chilies and charred tomatoes
- metal skewers
Instructions
- Combine the ground lamb and ground belly well by using a mezzaluna knife. Combine all remaining ingredients with the mix and mix well with your hands, as if you are kneading bread, for at least 5-10 minutes.
- Put the mince in a bowl, cover with cling wrap and refrigerate overnight. 10 minutes before you start forming the skewers, put the bowl in the freezer to make the meat mixture ice-cold. Failure to do this may cause the meat to fall off the skewer during cooking.
- Prepare the BBQ for direct cooking by spreading the coals in an even layer.
- To make the kebabs, form the lamb mince into 12 kebabs with some ice-cold water and thread them onto the metal skewers.
- 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 salt and pepper.
- 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). The melting fat should be collected on the reserved flatbread by pressing pieces of flatbread against the meat as it roasts; this also serves to heat the bread.
- Serve with the sumac onions, flatbreads, yogurt, tomatoes, pickled chilies and more parsley.
- Prep Time: 0 hours
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- Category: Recipes
Nutrition
- Calories: 1059.65 kcal
- Sugar: 6.32 g
- Sodium: 105.4 mg
- Fat: 99.67 g
- Saturated Fat: 49.03 g
- Trans Fat: 0.0 g
- Carbohydrates: 17.75 g
- Fiber: 5.42 g
- Protein: 24.67 g
- Cholesterol: 149.4 mg