Turkish Style Ground Beef Kebabs Recipes

TURKISH-STYLE GROUND BEEF KEBABS

Steps:

• Peel and finely chop shallots.
• In a bowl, combine ground beef, shallots, mint, egg yolks, lemon zest, crumbled white bread and Aleppo pepper. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well.
• Form mixture into about 20 small meatballs. Thread meatballs onto skewers and flatten slightly. Fry in hot oil, 2-3 minutes per side. (or cook on the grill, brushed with oil).
• Serve with flatbread, if desired.

TURKISH STYLE BEEF KOFTE KEBAB

Steps:

• Grate onion on a box grater or in a food processor. Press through a strainer and squeeze with your hands to get out as much liquid as possible.
• Put squeezed onion pulp in a bowl with beef, garlic, salt, pepper, parsley, and your choice of spice mix.
• Using your hands, mix all ingredients together well, squeezing mixture to help break beef into smaller pieces.
• Prepare a charcoal grill. Alternatively, and a little later, heat a griddle or large pan over medium high heat. If cooking in a pan or on a griddle, add a small amount of olive oil before cooking kebabs.
• There are two options for forming the beef. If you have wide metal skewers, squeeze about 1/5th of the mixture onto each skewer, using your hands, and flattening as you go. Sometimes this method doesn't work, and the meat just won't stick to the skewer. If this is the case, or you don't have wide metal skewers, form the meat into oval shapes that are about 3 inches long by 1 ½ inches wide. These will grill up just fine. Grill over medium-high heat, getting nice grill marks, for 3-4 minutes per side.
• Grill up some tomato, onion, and peppers while cooking the meat. They will add a nice aroma.
• Serve everything up on a platter and sprinkle with chopped parsley and Aleppo pepper.

TURKISH KEBABS

Steps:

• Place the chopped onions in a large ceramic bowl and crush with the bottom of a glass until juice is rendered and onions look translucent. Stir in 2 crushed garlic cloves, 1/2 cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, oregano, 1 teaspoon black pepper, turmeric, curry powder, and 1 teaspoon salt. Mix well; add the sliced beef and toss to coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
• Combine the sour cream, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, dill, and 1 crushed clove of garlic. Mix well; cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
• Remove the meat from the marinade mixture, brushing off extra onions. Spread the slices on a baking sheet without overlapping, and salt to taste. Broil about 3 minutes per side or until browned and crispy, turning halfway through cooking.
• Divide the cooked meat between the pita breads, and drizzle with tzatziki sauce to serve.

TURKISH KEBABS

Steps:

• To make the marinade:
• Mix together the garlic, olive oil, tomato paste, spices, thyme, and salt and pepper to taste.
• To prepare the kebabs:
• Add the meat to the marinade and toss. Let marinate for at least 2 hours.
• Prepare a charcoal fire in an outdoor grill, switch on the gas if you have an outdoor gas grill, or preheat the broiler to high.
• Thread the meat onto 7 long skewers and the tomatoes onto an eighth one. Grill over high heat or broil 3 to 4 minutes on each side, or until the meat and tomatoes are done to your liking. Slip the meat and tomatoes off the skewers onto flatbread and serve immediately.