Turkish · Dinner
Ground Meat Skewers
Turkish-style grilled skewers of hand-minced lamb bound with grated onion, parsley, cumin and paprika, threaded on flat metal skewers and charred over direct high heat until crisp outside and juicy within. Served with warm pita, a lemony onion-parsley salad and garlic yogurt.
$7
20 minsPrep
10 minsCook
30 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
548Calories
40.9gProtein
31.2gFat
26.8gCarbs
4.2gSugar
3.6gFiber
1450mgSodium
161mgChol
11.9gSat Fat
680mgPotassium
140mgCalcium
4.9mgIron
2.8mcgVitamin B12
12mgVitamin C
gluten-free
protein-rich
herb-salt
thirty-min-meals
all-time-classics
gluten-free
Instructions
1
Prep
Grate the onion, squeeze out excess liquid, mince the garlic, and finely chop both parsley portions. Combine ground lamb with grated onion, chopped parsley, cumin, paprika, cayenne, minced garlic, salt and pepper; knead 2 minutes until sticky and cohesive.
2
Chill
Cover and rest the mixture in the fridge for 30 minutes until firm.
3
Grill
Mold mixture around two flat metal skewers into logs 1 inch wide. Brush grill with oil and cook over direct high heat for 8–10 minutes, turning every 2 minutes, until deeply charred and juices run clear.
4
Plate
Warm pita 30 seconds per side on grill. Toss sliced onion with sumac and parsley. Slide lamb onto pita, top with yogurt and onion salad, serve with lemon wedge.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 400g400g ground lamb
- 11 onion
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp parsley
- 1 tsp1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp cayenne
- 2 clove2 clove garlic
- 1 tsp1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp2 tsp olive oil
- 22 small pita (about 60g)
- 1/2 cup50g onion
- 2 pinch2 pinch sumac
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp parsley
- 4 tbsp60g plain yogurt
- 1 clove1 clove garlic
- 22 lemon wedge
