Adana-Style Spiced Lamb Kebabs with Sumac Onions

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Source: Serious Eats — J. Kenji López-Alt, Adana Kebabs (Ground Lamb Kebabs).

Adana kebabı · Turkish

A adana kebabs (ground lamb kebabs) recipe for 6 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.

Prep10 min
Cook35 min
Total45 min
DifficultyMedium
Per serving431 kcal
Servings6Recipe makes 6
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Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

  1. 1

    Chill. For the Kebabs: Mix lamb with 7.5 grams (around 2 teaspoons) kosher salt, cumin (1 teaspoon), sumac (2 teaspoons), and pepper flakes (1 tablespoon). Work by hand or in a stand mixer fitted using a paddle attachment till mixture turns tacky plus starts sticking in order to the side of the bowl. Tip in water and keep kneading till incorporated. Put in fridge and chill well. Mix leftover teaspoon cumin, 2 teaspoons sumac, leftover tablespoon pepper flakes, and 2 teaspoons salt in a little bowl while that is happening. Set spice mixture aside. Mix leftover sumac and red onions in (2 teaspoons) a mid-sized bowl. Add salt till it tastes right till it tastes right and keep to one side. Share lamb mixture in 12 even balls using wet hands. Form every ball in a long, flat kebab round a skewer using wet hands. Light one chimney full of charcoal. Tip out plus set out the coals upon one side of the charcoal grate when all the charcoal is lit plus covered using gray ash. Set cooking grate in put, cover grill and let to heat for a period of 5 minutes. Alternatively, set half the burners upon a gas grill in order to the highest heat setting, cover, plus heat for 10 minutes. Clean plus oil the grilling grate. Put kebabs directly over hot side of grill, cover, plus heat, turning now and then and scattering with spice mixture till well charred on both sides plus kebabs are cooked through, around 12 minutes total. During last few minutes of cooking, put bread directly on top of kebabs a batch after another till heated through. Offer kebabs with warm bread, sumac onions, parsley, tomatoes, plus pickled peppers.

Storage

Keep covered in the fridge and use within a few days.

EU nutrition claims

  • Source of protein: 4.8 g protein per 100 kcal, about 19% of energy (needs ≥ 12%)

Per serving, from the nutrition table. Condition from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

0 g per serving

0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • scales
  • stand mixer or electric whisk

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Per servingAmount
Energy431 kcal
Protein20.5 g
Carbohydrate40 g
of which sugars2.7 g
of which free sugars0 g
Fat20.8 g
of which saturates8.7 g
Fibre3.7 g
Salt1.06 g

Protein per 100 kcal

4.8 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values