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Cağ kebab (cağ kebabı)

A speciality from Erzurum in eastern Turkey: lamb marinated, then slowly cooked on a long vertical spit over a wood fire. The meat is served in thin slices, very tender and fragrant.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

465 kcal per serving

Protein
37.5 g
Carbohydrates
7.2 g
of which sugars
4.4 g
Fat
31.3 g
of which saturated fat
9.4 g
Fiber
1.5 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Cut the lamb into large 4 cm (1½ in) cubes and grate the onions, then crush the garlic.
  2. In a large bowl, mix the grated onion, garlic, yogurt, oil, tomato paste and spices.
  3. Add the meat, mix well, cover and marinate in the fridge for at least 4 hours, ideally overnight.
  4. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F), then place the meat and its marinade in an ovenproof dish covered with foil.
  5. Bake for 1 h 30 to 1 h 45, stirring once, until the meat falls apart easily with a fork.
  6. Remove the foil, raise the oven to 220 °C (425 °F) and brown for 10 minutes to caramelise the edges.
  7. Serve the meat thinly sliced with thinly sliced red onion, lemon and warm flatbread.

Variations and tips

On the barbecue. Cook the pieces on skewers over a medium barbecue fire, turning them, to get back the smoky flavour of the wood fire.

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