FryingMeat & Kebab (Cokertme Kebabi) is a dish belonging Bodrum region of Turkey. I’m sure that youwill be as pleased as I am that Bodrum offered us that delicious meal besidebeing one of the most beautiful holiday resort in Turkey.
Half a teaspoon of black pepper, chili pepper, cumin, soudjouk spice (soudjouk spice is obtained by mixing the following spices: cilantro, salt, cumin, hot pepper, sweet pepper, black pepper, ginger, garlic, thyme, allspice. If you do not want to use soudjouk spice or cannot find it, you can add other spices according to your palate or you can use meat spice mixes.)
1teaspoonof thyme
1teaspoonof red sweet pepper
For the tomato paste sauce:
1grated tomato or 1 cup of tomato puree
1teaspoontomato paste
1tablespoonof butter
For the yogurt sauce:
1soup bowl of plain yogurt
2clovesof grated garlic
Instructions
Mix the meat with the sauce ingredients, stretch it and rest for a few hours in the fridge.
Peel the potatoes and cut them like a match, take them in a strainer and pour water over them. (This way your potatoes will be more crispy.)
Take it in hot oil and fry. Then, drain the excess oil by placing it on a plate with a napkin.
Sprinkle salt on it.
Put the marinated meats in the cooking pot, mix them on low heat and cook until the water is drained.
Add 1 glass of water and close the lid of the pot and cook in a controlled manner over low heat. (If you are going to cook the meat in a pressure cooker, it will be sufficient to add half a glass of water and cook it for 10 minutes.)
Add the butter to the pan and fry the meat for a few minutes.
Mix the yogurt and garlic.
After roasting the tomato paste and oil lightly, add 1 grated tomato or 1 glass of tomato puree and cook until the sour taste of the tomato disappears.
Place potatoes, yogurt and meat on the serving plate in turn. Pour the tomato sauce, fry the butter and pulp pepper in a pan and serve.
Notes
Beside the original recipe, you can also try yor Cokertme Kebabi with chicken breasts or meatloaf.