Urfa Kebab Recipe
Delicious and flavorful, classic Armenian dish called Urfa kebab, the right word in Armenian will be kololak.
Quite simple in making ,Urfa kebab is a filling ,satisfying gourmet dish that to my opinion needs more recognition.
Hope you guys will try this dish and like it as much as we do.
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Ingredients
6-7 medium size eggplants
1 ½ cups oil for frying ( I use olive oil)
Salt to taste
About 6-7 tablespoon tomato sauce,plus same amount of salsa ( optional)
6-8 cloves of garlic
Green or red pepper, sliced or whole
Fresh greens to garnish the dish when it’s cooked (optional)
For the meatballs
2 ½ -3 lbs fresh ground meat, I mix turkey and beef
1 medium onion, finely grated ,1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp paprika
½ tsp. cayenne or crushed red chili flakes
Dried herbs, such as parsley, basil, dill , about 1-2 tbs
1 ½ tsp garlic salt, or you can grate a garlic clove
Salt to taste
You will also need a 12” round baking pan , on 9”x13” pan
Directions for Urfa Kebab
Wash and cut the eggplants into 1 ½” to 2” thick circles
Fry in preheated oil until golden color on each side
Lightly salt and set aside on a paper towel
Making the meatballs
In a large bowl combine together all the ingredients for the meatballs
Mix until incorporated
Using a medium ice cream scoop make meatballs
At this point you can preheat the oven to 375° F
Drizzle the baking pan with half of the tomato sauce and salsa
Arrange the meatballs and eggplants in a baking pan by simply placing those side by side in pattern
Drizzle with the remaining of sauce and salsa
Place garlic cloves,sliced red /green peppers on top of the assembled dish
Cover with foil and bake covered for 40 minutes
Raise the oven temperature to 400° and bake 20-25 minutes uncovered
Allow the dish to set 10 -15 minutes before serving
Garnish with fresh greens to your taste
Enjoy !
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Եփել 200°С նախապես տաքացված ջեռոցում , 45- 55 րոպե փակված , 15- 20 րոպե բաց,կարող եք մսի եփվածությունն ստուգել նախքան ջեռոցից հանելը
