Bursa, Turkey
İskender kebab
Thin lamb on bread, tomato sauce, yoghurt and sizzling butter poured at the table. Pure theatre.
60 minTime
34 gProtein each
mildSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayBursa style with brown butter.
The original441kcalsame
34 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
60minutessame
The original İskender kebab.
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.
Ingredients
Method
5 steps- 1Marinate the thin lamb slices in grated onion juice, pepper and salt for an hour.
- 2Simmer the tomato puree with a spoon of the butter, chilli and a splash of water into a pourable sauce.
- 3Sear the lamb in small batches in a very hot pan until browned and crisp at the edges.
- 4Toast the bread cubes, spread on plates, spoon over some sauce, pile the lamb on top, add more sauce and a big spoon of curd on the side.
- 5Heat the remaining butter until foaming and nut brown, and pour it over at the table.
Serve it like this
Arrange bread cubes, lamb and sauce on a warm plate, yoghurt on the side, grilled chilli and tomato on top. Pour brown butter over.
