ADANA KEBABS

Adana Kebabs image

Provided by Marian Burros

Time 45m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 medium onion
1 tablespoon sumac
4 Hungarian or Italian peppers
4 tomatoes, halved
1 pound lean ground lamb
1 1/2 cups finely chopped onion
2 cloves minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 cup chopped Italian parsley
1/8 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Flat bread (Afghan) or 4 pitas

Steps:

Slice the onion as thinly as possible, and mix in the sumac, crushing the onion to release the juices.
Prepare stove-top grill, and grill whole peppers and tomato halves until they are tender; set aside.
Combine the lamb, chopped onions, garlic, red pepper, parsley, salt and pepper to taste, and knead to make a paste.
Divide into 4 equal portions, and mold on 4 flat skewers to make long sausage-like rolls.
Grill lamb kebabs on all sides, until they are browned.
Heat bread, and serve with kebabs, with onion-sumac relish and peppers and tomatoes on the side.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 826, UnsaturatedFat 27 grams, Carbohydrate 42 grams, Fat 55 grams, Fiber 12 grams, Protein 45 grams, SaturatedFat 24 grams, Sodium 316 milligrams, Sugar 20 grams