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Authentic Turkish Bursa İskender Kebap with Warm Pide, Tomato Sauce and Sizzling Brown Butter
Bursa's world-famous culinary masterpiece: succulent shaved beef and lamb piled over toasted pide bread cubes, drenched in tangy hot tomato coulis, sizzling browned butter, and cold strained Turkish yogurt.
Prep
20 min
Cook
20 min
Total
40 min
Ingredients
servings
4
- Very thinly shaved beef ribeye and lamb600 g
- Turkish pide or pita bread, cut into 2-cm cubes250 g
- Fresh unsalted butter for sizzling finish80 g
- Tomato paste and sweet red pepper paste3 tbsp
- Thick strained Turkish yogurt (süzme)250 g
- Turkish green peppers, charred for garnish4 pc
- Salt1 tsp
Preparation Steps
1
Toast pide bread cubes in a dry skillet until warm and lightly crisp. Arrange evenly on serving platters.
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2
Sear thinly sliced meats over high heat in a hot skillet for 4-5 minutes until browned and juicy. In a separate saucepan, simmer tomato paste with 100 ml water and 1 tbsp butter into a glossy sauce.
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3
Layer hot meat over toasted bread cubes, ladle with warm tomato sauce, and place a mound of cold strained yogurt and a charred pepper alongside. Melt remaining butter until foaming, fragrant, and sizzling hot, then pour theatrically over the meat right at the table.
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Nutrition Facts
per servingCalories
560
Protein
39g
Carbohydrates
38g
Fat
28g
Allergens
GlutenMilk
*estimated values per serving
Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: Middle Eastern & Mediterranean Culinary Archives / USDA Public Domain Collection (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) & Levantine Culinary Heritage)
Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
