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Tepsi kebabı
Baked spiced lamb tray
Hatay tepsi kebabı: hand-chopped spiced lamb pressed into a tray, topped with tomatoes and peppers and baked
In Antakya people still carry their tepsi kebabı to the neighbourhood bakery: a round copper tray of spiced lamb mince spread thin, scored into wedges and covered with sliced tomatoes, peppers and onions. The bread oven turns it juicy and crusty, and it comes home with a stack of hot flatbread. It is weekend lunch for the family, eaten with a parsley and onion salad and a bowl of yoghurt. Common mistake: pressing the meat more than 2 cm thick; it stews instead of roasting. Chef's tip: add a ladle of tomato water halfway through baking so the juices around the edges turn into a glossy sauce for dipping bread.
- Total time
- 65 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the meat
- 1 oniongrated and squeezed dry
- 2 cloves garliccrushed
- 1 oz flat-leaf parsleyfinely chopped
- 1 red peppervery finely chopped
- ½ tsp ground allspice
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 ½ tsp salt
For the topping
- 3 tomatoessliced
- 3 long green pepperssliced
- 1 onionthinly sliced into rings
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- ¾ cup hot water
- 2 tbsp olive oil
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Method
0/7 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 425°F (400°F fan).
Step 2: Knead 1 ½ lb coarse lamb mince (or half beef) with 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic, 1 oz flat-leaf parsley, 1 red pepper, 2 tsp pul biber (Aleppo chilli flakes), ½ tsp ground allspice, 1 tsp black pepper and 1 ½ tsp salt for 5 minutes, until well bound.
5 minStep 3: Press the mixture evenly into an oiled 30 cm round baking tin about 1.5 cm thick, and score it into 8 wedges with a knife.
Step 4: Cover with overlapping 3 tomatoes, 3 long green peppers and 1 onion and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil.
Step 5: Bake for 20 minutes, until the vegetables start to char at the edges.
20 minStep 6: Stir 1 tbsp tomato paste into ¾ cup hot water, pour it around the edges and bake for 15–20 minutes more, until the meat is browned and cooked through (160°F in the centre) and the juices have reduced to a glossy sauce.
18 minStep 7: Rest for 5 minutes, then cut along the scored lines and serve with flatbread and the pan juices.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 520 kcal
- Protein
- 36 g
- Carbs
- 12 g
- Fat
- 37 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does tepsi kebabı take?
- About 65 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of garlic?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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