Iskender Kebab

Total Time: 25 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 25 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 lbs lamb, cubes
• 4 large onions
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• olive oil
• 2 round pita breads
• 2 tablespoons tomato puree
• 2 large tomatoes
• 2 cups plain plain yogurt
• 4 cloves garlic
• 4 tablespoons butter
• salt
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 4 large chili peppers

Recipe

• 1 first make the marinade for the meat.
• 2 place onions in a food processor and process till liquid, discard any remaining onion pulp.
• 3 mix salt, pepper, olive oil, and onion juice in a bowl.
• 4 add diced or cubed lamb pieces and marinade overnight or for 24 hours.
• 5 place marinaded lamb pieces onto a skewer and cook on grill, basting with more marinade until brown and tender all over, approximately 10-15 minutes.
• 6 while the meat is cooking you can prepare the iskender plate.
• 7 warm pita on the grill on both sides and keep warm.
• 8 when everything is ready then slice the pita into squares, divide into 4 portions and place as a layer on each plate.
• 9 crush garlic with the salt and add into yogurt, mix well, add extra salt to taste.
• 10 spoon onto the pita squares just before adding hot lamb kebabs.
• 11 cut tomatoes in half and grill slowly until hot, don't overcook, as they will become too soft and soggy.
• 12 repeat with the chilli peppers.
• 13 mix tomato puree with olive oil and pepper and heat in a small saucepan, add salt to taste, and drizzle over kebabs as it is the meat sauce.
• 14 garnish with the grilled tomatoes and chili peppers, and sprigs of fresh dark green parsley or mint.