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How to Make Adana Kebab at Home

by Farhana
adana kabab

Adana kebab are elongated spicy minced meat kebabs, mounted on large metallic skewers with the dominating flavour of pepper. They are traditionally made with lamb meat and grilled over charcoal, but I cooked these delicious kebabs using mixed mincemeat of beef and lamb on stovetop and also provided instructions for charcoal grilling.

Adana kebabs look similar to our Pakistani seekh kababs but with different flavour. Only a few ingredients are needed to make these juicy kebabs. They are so quick to make and a best thing about them is that they can be easily frozen for later consumption. Make a double or triple batch, enjoy some and freeze the rest to enjoy them later.

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Adana Kebab
Adana Kebab

They are best served over warm lavash bread or over the bed of bulgur pilaf and accompanied by grilled veggies, onions salad and yogurt sauce. Hope you enjoy this recipe and share it with your loved ones.

The ingredients you’ll need to make the adana kebab:

Ingredients for Adana Kebab
Ingredients

Notes on the replacement of some ingredients:

  • Red Bell Pepper: You can use green capsicum as an alternative to red bell pepper.
  • Long Green Pepper: Long green pepper can be replaced with less hot green chillies.
  • Parsley: Parsley can be substituted with green coriander.
  • Pul Biber: If you are unable to get pul biber, you can use red chili flakes.
  • Sumac: You can use pomegranate seeds powder instead of sumac.
Serve Adana Kebab with lavash bread, bulgur pilaf, grilled veggies, onions salad and yogurt sauce.
Best served with lavash bread, bulgur pilaf, grilled veggies, onions salad and yogurt sauce.

Serving Suggestion:

These kebabs are best served over warm lavash bread (flatbread) or on the bed of bulgur pilaf and accompanied by grilled veggies (eggplant, tomatoes and long green peppers), onions salad and yogurt sauce.

Try my ayran recipe along with these adana kebab.

Freezing Instructions:

A great thing about these kebabs is that they freeze very well. You can either freeze them:

  • Uncooked: Mount the minced mixture on wooden skewers and once the kebabs have been shaped, put them in an airtight container with some space apart, place a cling film or a baking paper between the layers and then freeze them. When you want to consume them, simply defrost them in refrigerator and cook them off using any method listed below.
  • Half cooked: Once cooled, freeze them in an airtight container, placing a cling wrap or a baking paper between the layers. When you want to consume them, simply defrost them in refrigerator and finish cooking them off.
  • Completely cooked: Cook the kebabs according to any of the methods listed below. Let them cool completely and then store them in freezer in an airtight container or freezer bag. When you are ready to consume the kebabs, defrost them and then reheat.
Freeze the kebab in an airtight container
Freeze the kebab in an airtight container

Cooking Methods:

  • Charcoal Grill: The authentic way is to make them on charcoal grill for the wonderful flavor.
  • Stovetop: Detailed instructions are in the recipe below.
  • Baking Oven: Brush the kebabs with some oil and then bake them in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes at 220 °C. Don’t forget to put an aluminum foil underneath to catch any drips.

The equipment needed to make them on stovetop:

Equipment I used for Adana Kebab
Equipment I used

Charcoal smoke when cooking them on stove top or baking them:

You can also give charcoal smoke in a pan if you are cooking them on stove top or baking them. Just put all the kebabs in a pan once done, place aluminium cup or foil in the middle of pan and put well heated coal on it. Drop a few drops of the oil on coal, it will start releasing smoke, cover the pan with lid and let it smoke for a few minutes.

Tips: So that the kebabs don’t fall of the skewers!

  • The trick is to knead or mix the mixture very well to a sticky consistency so that the kebabs stick to the skewers and don’t fall of the skewers while cooking, baking or grilling.
  • Flip them up every 50 to 60 seconds in the beginning.
Turkish Adana Kebab
Turkish Adana Kebab

Recipe Notes:

  • Feel free to adjust the spices to your liking.
  • Use high fat meat for moist and juicy kebabs. Traditionally lamb tail fat is used in this recipe, but I used minced meat having 30% fat.
  • The leftovers of these kebabs can be stored in refrigerator up to 3 days.
  • If you are using bamboo skewers, soak them in water for about 1 hour.

Equipment, tools or ingredients I used:

  • Use basting brush to baste the kebabs with pan juices to prevent them from drying out.
  • I use weber grill to charcoal grill them.
  • Use grill basket to prevent kebab from falling off the skewers.
  • You can also use grill pan to cook these kebabs.

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adana kabab
Serves: 4 Prep Time: Cooking Time:
Nutrition facts: 50 calories 50 fat
Rating: 4.8/5
( 12 voted )

Ingredients

  • Ground Meat (beef and lamb mixed) – ½ kg
  • Onions (minced, excess water drained) – 1
  • Red Bell Pepper (minced, excess water drained) – 1
  • Long Green Pepper (minced) – 1
  • Garlic (minced) – 1 tablespoon
  • Parsley (fresh, chopped) – 2 tablespoons
  • Himalayan Pink Salt – 2 teaspoons or to taste
  • Black Pepper (freshly ground) – 1 teaspoon
  • Smoked Paprika Powder – 1 teaspoon
  • Cumin Powder – 2 teaspoons
  • Pul Biber – 2 teaspoons
  • Sumac – 2 teaspoons
  • Cinnamon Powder – ¼ teaspoon
  • Oil – few drops for frying

Instructions

Step by step recipe is given below:

  1. In a large bowl, add all the ingredients. Mix (knead) them well with your hands for 7 to 8 minutes or until everything is incorporated and you have an evenly sticky mixture.
  2. Refrigerate this mixture for 2 hours.
  3. Divide the mixture into 4 equal size balls.
  4. Wet your hands with some water and shape each ball around the skewer forming kebab.
  5. Heat a flat pan or tawa, brush it with some oil and cook the kebabs on it until cooked and beautifully charred on both sides, flipping them up every few minutes.
  6. Baste the kebabs with pan juices to prevent them from drying out. Warm lavash bread over them to absorb some pan juices.

Serve with warm Lavash Bread or Bulgur Pilaf, Grilled Veggies, Onions Salad and Yogurt Sauce. Enjoy! And Remember ‘COOKING IS EASY’!

Notes

  • Feel free to adjust the spices to your liking.
  • Use high fat meat for moist and juicy kebabs. Traditionally lamb tail fat is used in this recipe, but I used minced meat having 30% fat.
  • Knead or mix the mixture very well to a sicky consistency so that the kebabs stick to the skewers and don’t fall of the skewers while cooking, baking or grilling.
  • If you are using bamboo skewers, soak them in water for about 1 hour.
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