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Adana kebabs served with roasted tomatoes and peppers, parsley and sumac onions on a lavash bread.
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Adana Kebab Recipe (Adana Dürüm)

Adana Kebap is made from a simple spicy ground lamb mixture. It is shaped on skewers and cooked on the grill, cast iron pan or in the oven. You can serve it on a flatbread or make a wrap (Adana Dürüm).
Yields: 4 servings
PREP 20 minutes
COOK 10 minutes
TOTAL 30 minutes

INGREDIENTS
  

Kebabs:

  • 1 lb ground lamb
  • 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes pul biber
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt

For Serving:

  • 2 tomatoes
  • 2 Green peppers chili or jalapeno
  • 1 tablespoon Parsley
  • 4 lavash bread or any flatbread to make dürüm (wrap)

INSTRUCTIONS
 

Kebabs:

  • Soak 6 wide wooden skewers in water. Let them sit for 30 minutes.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine ground lamb, red pepper flakes, paprika and salt together. Use your hand and mix until everything is well combined and you have a sticky mixture. 
  • Divide the meat into 4-6 portions, depending on the length of the skewers you use.
  • Wet your hands and roll each piece into a ball and then mold each around a skewer forming a flattened kebab. 
  • Heat a cast iron skillet (or a grill). Brush it with a little oil or use cooking spray. Cook the kebabs, flipping them up every few minutes. They will be cooked within 8-10 minutes. Don’t overload the skillet if it is not large enough. 

For Serving:

  • While you are cooking the kebabs, in another hot skillet, cook tomatoes and peppers halved or whole. Don’t let them fully cook. Just getting some chars on them would be enough.
  • Serve the kebabs with cooked tomatoes, peppers and fresh parsley.
  • To make dürüm, serve these kebabs on a flatbread like lavash and roll it up.

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NOTES

If you don’t have a grill or cast iron skillet, you can bake your adana kebabs in the oven. To do this, line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place a roasting wire rack or a cooling rack on it. Place the kebabs on it and bake for 15 minutes in a preheated oven (200C / 400F). Remove it after 15 minutes, flip them up and place tomatoes and peppers on the rack as well. Bake for another 15-20 minutes and serve.

NUTRITION

Calories: 546kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 27gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 83mgSodium: 969mgPotassium: 538mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1359IUVitamin C: 58mgCalcium: 36mgIron: 6mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

ADDITIONAL INFO

Course Dinner
Cuisine Turkish
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