Iskender Kebab

Ingredients:

- 300 g entrecote marinated, very thinly sliced
- 150 g pitta bread
- 1 tbsp natural Turkish yoghurt
- 4 thin green peppers
- 2 tbsp olive oil 1 for marinade, 1 for frying
pinch dried oregano


For The Sauce

- 1 medium tomato finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic peeled & grated
- 1 heaped dessert spoonful tomato paste
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 pinch chilli flakes
- salt & pepper to season
- 400 ml water
- 2 tbsp butter melted & sizzling, to finish

Preparation:

Before you start making your Iskender Kebab, marinate your steak for a couple of hours in the olive oil and oregano.
For The Sauce

First of all, set your sauce simmering.
Gently heat your olive oil in a saucepan and add your chopped tomato.

Stir around for a few minutes and then add your garlic, chilli flakes and pinch of salt and pepper.
Once your tomato has really softened, add your tomato paste (salça) and a ladleful of water.

Stir and heat through until the salça has dissolved.
Ladle in more water and add your vinegar and stir gently.

Continue to add more water intermittently to keep your sauce at the thickness you’d like.

After around 30 minutes, remove your pan from the head and seal with a lid to keep warm.

For The Meat

Whilst your sauce is simmering, grill your peppers under a high heat until charred.
Place them to one side.

Heat olive oil in a frying pan and, once hot, start to fry your marinated beef.

Meanwhile, heat your pide bread (pitta bread) until it is hot and lightly toasted.

Fry your meat until browned and you also have some crispy bits, too.
Build Your Iskender Kebab
Now you need to work fast.
Take two serving plates.

Remove your bread from the oven, cut it into bite-sized chunks and divide between the two plates.
Now top the bread with your beef and add a generous knob of butter to the frying pan you used for the beef.

Place the pan back on the heat.

Pour your tomato sauce over both plates and add a serving of yoghurt to each.

Place your charred peppers on the plate and pour your sizzling butter over the top of your tomato sauce.
Serve immediately.
Notes

You can use lamb or chicken, as well as beef, to make Iskender Kebab at home.

In Turkey, a soft, doughy pide bread is used for Iskender Kebab. If you can’t get this, other types of unleavened bread will do the trick.
Calories are approximate and meant as a rough guide.

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Nutrition Values:

Calories ; 830kcal for 2 Servings