Adana kebab (spicy minced lamb skewers)

Ingredients

• 500 g lamb mince (or 50/50 lamb and beef)
• 1 onion, grated
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 1 tbsp Turkish pepper paste (biber salçası) or 2 tbsp harissa
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground Aleppo pepper (or paprika + pinch of cayenne)
• 1 tsp sumac
• 1 tsp salt
• Flat skewers

To serve

• Flatbread
• Grilled tomatoes and peppers
• Sumac, lemon, parsley

Method

1. Mix the lamb with everything else. Knead 5 minutes until sticky. Rest 2 hours.
2. Wet your hands. Mould the mince around the flat skewers in long thin strips.
3. Grill over hot coals for 3-4 minutes per side until charred and cooked through.
4. Slide off the skewer onto flatbread. Serve with grilled vegetables, sumac, lemon and parsley.