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Adana kebab is spicy minced meat from Turkey named after Adana, the fifth largest city in Turkey. It is originally known as kıyma (keema) kebab (minced meat kebab) or simply as kıyma in Adana. The word kabab (کباب) is ultimately from Arabic or Persian but originally meant fried meat, not grilled meat. Many people are more familiar with a şiş (pronounced shish) kebab, as şiş means skewer, but this recipe does not require skewers, although traditionally a wide skewer that is 3 feet (0.9 m) long (80-90 cm) and about an inch wide (2.0-2.5 cm) can be used, if desired. Usually ayran (a diluted yogurt drink), or şalgam (turnip juice), is served as a beverage with it. However, raki, (anise-based Turkish hard liquor drink), is frequently served. An alternative is to serve it as a roll (dürüm also known as sokum); the meat and the vegetables are rolled in a pide bread. This is more of a fast food type of serving although the vegetables and meat are all prepared fresh.
Ingredients
Makes four patties which are 20 centimeter (7.9 in) x 5 cm (8" x 2").
- 500-700g (around 1 1/4 lb) ground/minced meat; traditionally this dish is made with lamb meat mixed with fat (preferably from the lamb tail) in proportion of 1:5; you can also use half beef, half mutton or just beef
- 1 onion
- 1 red sweet pepper (or substitute dried red pepper flakes for a more traditional and spicier variation)
- 1/2 tbsp coriander
- 1/2 tbsp cumin
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp biber (Turkish red pepper paste)
- A little bit olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Steps
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1Put the minced meat in a bowl. If you have half beef, half mutton then mix it a bit.
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2Cut the butter and the onion into small pieces and add them to the minced meat. Add also the coriander, cumin and biber.Advertisement
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3Cut the sweet pepper into a few big chunks and use an immersion blender to puree the sweet pepper. If you have no immersion blender you can also cut the sweet pepper into very small pieces.
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4Add the puree to the minced meat.
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5Add salt and pepper.
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6Knead the minced meat.
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7Divide the minced meat into four equal sized, rectangle shaped kebabs.
- If you are using the long skewer, you may not need to divide the meat. You would make a long patty to put on the skewer, as shown.
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8Cover the kebabs with olive oil.
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9Grill the kebabs in an oven, electric indoor grill or on an outdoor grill. With the oven it takes about 15 minutes, with an electric indoor grill it takes about 5 minutes.
Community Q&A
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QuestionWhat do I use if I can't get biber?
Community AnswerUse hot pepper flakes or pepper; even paprika can do the same thing.
Warnings
- Do not let fire touch the meat, or it'll leave black soot on it.⧼thumbs_response⧽
Things You'll Need
- Oven (with grill), electric indoor grill or barbecue
- Bowl
- Immersion blender (you can also cut the sweet pepper in to very small pieces but an immersion blender is much easier).
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References
- Originally written in Dutch: nl:Adana Kebab maken
- Wikipedia
About This Article
If you want to make adana kebab, a Turkish spicy minced meat, place minced beef or beef and mutton in a bowl. Stir in butter, chopped onion, coriander, cumin, and biber, a Turkish red pepper paste. Add finely chopped or pureed red pepper to the mixture, then season with salt and pepper. Knead the mixture together, then divide it into 4 equal-sized rectangular kebabs. Cover the kebabs with olive oil and grill them on high heat for about 5 minutes or until the kebabs are no longer pink in the center. Keep reading to learn different ways to serve adana kebab, like on a roll!
