Macedonian Kebabs Kebapchinja Recipes

This is my version of Turkish kebabs which I made 'off the cuff' after searching unsuccessfully for a recipe online. The original sandwiches are made from meat that is pressed into a loaf and grilled on a rotating spit. The meat is shaved off as it gets crispy and then put into a pita sandwich. My recipe calls for thin slices of meat to be marinated and then broiled to get the same effect without a huge rotating grill. Serve in a warmed pita with goat cheese, tzatziki sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and pepperoncinis.

Provided by RACHEY638

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Middle Eastern     Turkish

Time P1DT50m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 18

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 511.8 calories, Carbohydrate 36 g, Cholesterol 33.5 mg, Fat 34.3 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 15.7 g, SaturatedFat 9.4 g, Sodium 890.5 mg, Sugar 3.1 g

When I first arrived in Skopje, Macedonia, my partner and I went out looking for a place for lunch. From the center of town, we went across an old stone bridge that had survived the major earthquake of 1986 and into a quaint shopping district. Macedonia had recently declared their independence from Yugoslavia and had adopted a constitution which Greece did not like and therefore illegally imposed an embargo upon anything going into or out of Macedonia. Needless to say there was nothing in the shops to purchase. What was there had two price tags, one in the Macedonian dinnars and the other in German Marks. This changed after the United States started pumping money into this little country. Their tags now show the dinnars but the other in American Dollars!! Anyway, my partner and I stumbled into this VERY SMALL café. It was packed! The front window was made into a bay window into which a grill was mounted. This way the sidewalk strollers could see the food cooking. The aroma was tremendous. The cook was making little sausages which looked like our little breakfast link sausages. This was the ONLY thing offered on their menu. You could order 5, 10, or 15 of these. They came with a huge green onion and some sort of bread (I didn't get that recipe). We ordered up a batch of these with their version of beer. We switched to their version of cognac quickly. But the sausages were delicious!! We returned many a time for these delicacies.

Provided by Witch Doctor

Categories     Lamb/Sheep

Time 50m

Yield 5-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1240.1, Fat 124.9, SaturatedFat 50.7, Cholesterol 200.8, Sodium 75, Carbohydrate 2.3, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.6, Protein 25

This is a juicy dish and really easy to prepare. I have made these for years and they're still a huge favorite with family and friends. I serve them with mushroom rice and garlic bread. This is a sauceless recipe but the meat is so succulent you don't need it.

Provided by Kruct

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian     Korean

Time 3h5m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 237.2 calories, Carbohydrate 8.8 g, Cholesterol 49 mg, Fat 13.3 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 21.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 684.7 mg, Sugar 4.1 g

My interpreter's mother (who was a commercial baker in Skopje, Macedonia) used a dowel which looked to be about 3/8 to 1/2 inch in diameter and about 3 feet long to roll out her pastry. She used this to make the pastry for her Hortopita, which is a Greek/Macedonian baking-powder-leavened bread stuffed with spinach and feta cheese. It is simply fantastic the way she made it - rolling out the dough with her dowel in a long thin strip. Then she would place the spinach/Feta cheese stuffing along the middle of the strip and fold the dough over the stuffing. Then she would roll the stuffed dough into a spiral like a cinnamon roll, bake it and serve. It is no wonder that I am not weighing 500 pounds! Make it several weeks ahead, and freeze, then thaw and reheat it in a moderate oven. Serve it as an hors d'oeuvre or with the meal.

Provided by Witch Doctor

Categories     Cheese

Time 1h40m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 501.7, Fat 34.4, SaturatedFat 8.5, Cholesterol 27.8, Sodium 656.2, Carbohydrate 38.8, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 2.6, Protein 10.9