Adana kebab
A weekend Turkish dinner made with lamb. Ready in about 2 hours 48 minutes. Difficulty: more effort.
- 2 hr 18 minPrep (about)
- 30 minCook (about)
- 2 hr 48 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- More effortDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 4 lb ground lamb Shopping tip: Ground lamb (UK: lamb mince).
Fresh & other
- 5 romano pepper
- ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp red bell pepper paste
- 2 ½ tbsp pul biber
Sauces & oils
- ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp sunflower oil
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Finely chop your peppers in a food processor.
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Tip them in a sieve and press in your sieve so that your peppers release all of their juices.
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Tip in a bowl along using your mince, red pepper paste, biber, 1½ tsp flaky sea salt, plus ¼ cup + 1 ½ tsp of the oil.
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Mix, kneading fully for at least 2-3 mins.
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If you need to, wet your hands using cold water to prevent the mix from sticking.
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The mixture should be sticky when ready.
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Cover.
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Chill.
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Keep going for at least 2, or up to 12 hrs.
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Wait until ready to cook.
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Heat your grill to high or oven to 425°F (400°F for a fan oven).
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Divide the mix into 12 equal portions, around 3 oz each.
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If you’d like.
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Do it to skewer them, divide in 8 equal portions.
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Roll into balls.
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Thread the balls on the end of the skewers, massaging the mix down your skewers in between your palms of your hands, until distributed using wet hands.
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Ensure that the mix is fully wrapped tightly around your skewers without any exposed metal.
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Alternatively, lay them on a big baking tray lined using parchment paper if cooking in oven, or foil if cooking under your grill.
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Shape into 8 inches-long köfte.
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Wet your fingers using a little cold water plus make indents all along your köfte for the traditional shape.
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Brush every köfte with the rest of the 2 ½ tbsp oil.
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Heat under your grill, on top shelf for 10-12 mins, or heat in the oven for 16-18 mins, till crispy on your outside and juicy in the middle.
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Turn regularly.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.