Persian cooking: recipes · Kebab: grilled dishes
Kabab Tabei کباب تابهای
The quick pan kebab: seasoned mince pressed flat in a pan and fried with tomatoes. Everyday food without a grill.
Ingredients
- 450 g minced lamb or beef (with some fat)
- ¾ onions
- ¾ tsp turmeric
- 3 tomatoes
- ¾ tsp saffron threads, ground and dissolved in 4 tbsp hot water
- 1½ tbsp oil
- salt (to taste)
- black pepper (to taste)
Method
- Grate and squeeze the onion and knead with the mince, turmeric, salt and pepper.
- Press the mixture flat into a cold pan and mark it into strips with a knife.
- Fry over medium heat, pour off any liquid, then brown on both sides.
- Fry halved tomatoes alongside, drizzle with saffron and serve with rice or bread.