İskender Kebab

Method10 steps

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   Step 1: The day before cooking, thinly slice the selected lamb OR ribeye steak. Pound each slice with a flat meat tenderizer to about 6×5 cm in area.

   Uses 1 kg Lamb or Rib eye steak

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   Step 2: Mix grated onion (2), oregano (3 teaspoon), red-pepper flakes (3 teaspoon), marinade olive oil (3 tbsp), marinade salt (1/2 teaspoon) and marinade black pepper (1/4 teaspoon) in a large bowl. Coat each meat slice, cover and marinate overnight in the refrigerator.

   Uses Thin pounded meat slices · 2 onions (grated) · 3 tbsp olive oil for meat marinade · 3 teaspoon red pepper flakes · 3 teaspoon oregano · 1/2 teaspoon salt · 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

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   Step 3: On cooking day, preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F. Keep marinated meat refrigerated until needed.

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   Step 4: Heat the separate 2 tbsp sauce olive oil in a saucepan. Stir in tomato paste (3 tbsp), sauce salt (1/4 teaspoon) and sauce black pepper (1/4 teaspoon). Add the measured water (2 cups), bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes.

   Simmer Tomato Sauce · 10 minUses 3 tbsp tomato paste · 2 cups water · 1/4 teaspoon salt · 1/4 teaspoon black pepper · 2 tbsp olive oil for tomato sauce

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   Step 5: Cut the ready pide/pita OR ordinary bread into 2×2 cm squares and warm on an oven tray for 5 minutes.

   Warm cut bread · 5 minUses 4 pide bread (pita bread) or cube bread (square cut by 2 cm x 2 cm )

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   Step 6: Heat the unmeasured skillet olive oil over high heat and fry marinated meat about 3 minutes per side, continuing until the meat reaches 63°C/145°F. Add the single listed 2 tbsp topping butter to the skillet as the meat cooks and let it sizzle. Remove cooked meat and let it rest at least 3 minutes before plating; retain the hot sizzling butter separately for topping.

   Fry first side, then repeat and check meat endpoint · 3 minUses Overnight-marinated thin meat slices · Olive oil for frying meat; source amount unspecified · 2 tbsp butter for sizzling topping

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   Step 7: Place the warm square cut Pide Bread / Cube Bread pieces to the plates evenly.

   Uses Warm cubed ready bread

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   Step 8: After the meats cooked; place the meats on top of the warm Pide Bread / Cube Bread pieces evenly and then pour over the tomato sauce.

   Uses Warm bread arranged on plates · Cooked rested meat slices · Prepared simmered tomato sauce

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   Step 9: Right after you pour tomato sauce, pour the sizzling butter over the top of the tomato sauce.

   Uses Meat bread and tomato-sauce plates · Reserved sizzling topping butter

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    Step 10: Serve immediately with plain yogurt (2 cups).

    Uses Finished İskender kebab plates · 2 cups plain yogurt