Kabab barg
Kabab barg, from above
Non vegIran

Kabab barg

Flattened lamb fillet in saffron and onion, grilled fast and brushed with butter. Persian royalty.

60 minTime
37 gProtein each
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Grandma's wayPersian saffron lamb fillet kebab with chelow.
The original
867kcalsame
37 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
60minutessame

Kabab barg.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Lamb (lamb or tender mutton)700 g lamb loin or fillet, in long strips
Onion2, grated for juice
Olive oil2 tbsp
Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)¼ cup yoghurt
Saffrona generous pinch, ground and bloomed
Butter2 tbsp, melted
Lemon juice1 tbsp
Tomato4, for grilling
Basmati rice1½ cups
Sumac1 tsp
Black pepperto taste
Saltto taste

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Pound the lamb strips with a mallet to flatten them to 1 cm.
  2. 2Mix onion juice, oil, yoghurt, half the saffron water, lemon and pepper; marinate the lamb overnight.
  3. 3Cook the rice as chelow, steaming it with butter for a fluffy result.
  4. 4Thread lamb flat on wide skewers, salt it, and grill over very hot coals for 2 to 3 minutes a side.
  5. 5Brush with melted butter mixed with remaining saffron and serve on rice with grilled tomatoes and sumac.
Serve it like this

Lay the kebab over a mound of saffron streaked rice with a pat of butter, grilled tomatoes and a dusting of sumac.

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What goes with Kabab barg: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Tahdig90 min
Bread or rice Adas polo75 min
With a main Chelo kebab koobideh75 min
On the side Shirazi salad10 min
On the side Mast o khiar10 min
To drink Doogh5 min
Something sweet Sholeh zard90 min
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