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İskender Kebab

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A classic dish from Bursa, İskender Kebab is a grilled beef dish served with fresh and flavorful accompaniments.

İskender Kebab

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⏱️ 30 min prep + 20 min cottura · 4 porzioni · media

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Ingredients

  • 500g of beef
  • 2 bell peppers
  • 2 slices of whole wheat bread
  • 2 onions
  • 100ml of olive oil
  • 100ml of Greek yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons of wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon of black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon of salt
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar
  • 2 mint leaves
  • 2 basil leaves

Method

  1. Cut the beef into even pieces and season with pepper, salt, sugar, and olive oil.
  2. Prepare the broth by mixing yogurt, wine vinegar, pepper, salt, and sugar.
  3. Slice the onions thinly and cut the peppers into strips.
  4. Fry the beef in a hot pan with olive oil.
  5. In another pan, fry the onions and peppers in olive oil.
  6. Place the bread slices with the beef and vegetables, and top with the broth.
  7. Add the mint and basil leaves.
  8. Serve hot.

The story

İskender Kebab originated in Bursa, a historic city in Turkey, possibly in the 17th century, and is said to have been invented by a local imam.

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