Beyti Kebab Recipe
Beyti kebab is a delicious Turkish dish that not only tastes great where the ground beef or lamb is beautifully presented wrapped in lavish bread
Ingredients
For the beyti kebab
- 2 lavash Turkish flatbread. You can use flour tortilla 25cm diameter.
- 400 g minced lamb
- 1 egg
- 1 cloves of crushed garlic
- 1 onion
- ¼ cup breadcrumbs
- 3 tbsp of finely chopped parsley optional and not traditionally included
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- ¼ tsp Salt
For the tomato sauce
- 1 cup tomato puree
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp chili pepper
- 1 tbsp parsley
For serving
- 1 cup yogurt
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp parsley chopped
- 5 oz small green peppers
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Place the Shish Kebab Sticks in refrigerator.
- Mix the ground lamb, garlic, egg, onion, breadcrumbs, parsley, salt and spices in a deep bowl. Knead well using your hands.
- If you have time cover with cling film and rest in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours as this helps maintain the mixture firm when cooked.
- Soak the shish sticks in water so they don't burn on the skillet, grill or oven
- Damp you hands in water and a little oil so that you can start to form the mince.
- Grab a handful of mince approximately the size of an orrange and roll it into a long shaped log around 5 inches long. Insert the meat in the middle of a shish kebab stick making sure not to break them and flatten it a little. Similarly prepare the other kebabs.
- Grill in a skillet, barbeque or use oven with the grill setting at 180 degrees. Grill until golden brown.
- Place the small green peppers on a small baking dish drizzling a tablespoon of olive oil. Season with sea salt and any spices your like, combining well with your hands. Bake in a preheated fan oven at 180C for 18-20 minutes.
- Cook the tomato sauce in a small pan. First heat the olive oil and then add the tomato paste and spices and simmer for 5-6 minutes.
- Once the meat kebab is baked, take out from the oven and place them on a plate.
- Soak the tortilla wraps with the delicious meat juices by placing them on top of it making sure you don't miss any!
- Place the lavash or tortilla wrap on a dry surface and wrap around the shish kebabs from end to end forming one long roll. As you start rolling, gently remove the shish sticks and continue to roll.
- Cut the log into pieces of around 2 inches wide equal pieces. Repeat this for the remaining kofte rolls, using both wraps.
- Drizzle and brush the top of the rolls with olive oil and you can place in the oven for a couple of minutes at 160 degrees to get a little crispy.
- Serve the beyti on a large plate placing the yogurt in the middle.
- Pour the tomato sauce over the beyti sprinkling some finely chopped parsley that gives that extra fresh taste and look to the dish.
- Enjoy!