Turkish · Dinner
Layered Flat Meat Skewers
Thin strips of beef tenderloin pounded flat, layered with grated onion and black pepper, threaded onto a flat skewer and grilled over live charcoal until charred at the edges and juicy inside. Served with grilled tomato, sumac onions and a wedge of lavash or flatbread on the side.
$7
20 minsPrep
10 minsCook
30 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
410Calories
41.2gProtein
21.4gFat
14.8gCarbs
6.9gSugar
3.1gFiber
780mgSodium
126mgChol
6.8gSat Fat
760mgPotassium
55mgCalcium
4.1mgIron
2.3mcgVitamin B12
22mgVitamin C
gluten-free
protein-rich
low-carb
low-calorie
herb-salt
thirty-min-meals
all-time-classics
gluten-free
Instructions
1
Prep
Slice beef tenderloin thinly against the grain, then pound each strip between plastic wrap until roughly 3mm thick and flat.
2
Marinate
Toss flattened beef with grated onion, its juice, olive oil, black pepper and salt; cover and refrigerate 60 minutes.
3
Char
Grill skewer with threaded beef, tomato and green pepper over high charcoal heat for 6–8 minutes total, turning once, until charred edges and pink centre.
4
Finish
Toss thinly sliced onion with sumac and lemon juice in a bowl until lightly coated and softened, about 1 minute.
5
Plate
Slide beef off skewer onto a plate alongside grilled tomato and pepper, scatter over sumac onions, and serve with flatbread.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 13 oz371g beef tenderloin
- 11 onion
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp1 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
- 1 tsp1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp1 tsp sumac, plus extra for garnish
- 22 small tomato
- 11 small green pepper
- 2 tsp2 tsp lemon juice
- 22 small flatbread or lavash wedge, for serving
