Lamb giaortlou kebab - lamb kofta with tomato sauce and yoghurt

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  • Prep Time

    40 mins

  • Cook Time

    38 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr 18 mins

  • Servings

    8 -9

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Greek, Turkish

Lamb giaortlou kebab - lamb kofta with tomato sauce and yoghurt

If you are not familiar with lamb kebab ‘giaortlou’ you are really in for a treat! Spiced lamb kofta served over warm pitta bread with a rich tomato sauce and yoghurt.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 2 red bell pepper from a jar, roasted
  • blitzed into a paste
  • red pepper paste biber salçası, Turkish, or 1 tsp

For the Tomato Sauce

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 400 g chopped tomatoes 14 oz can
  • 1 tbsp red pepper paste
  • 3 garlic minced, cloves
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 cinnamon stick or 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp cloves ground
  • black pepper freshly ground

For the lamb kofta

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 red onion grated or very finely diced
  • 3 garlic minced, cloves
  • 500 g lamb minced
  • 2 tbsp red pepper paste
  • 1 tbsp parsley finely chopped, fresh
  • 1 tsp cumin ground
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp paprika hot
  • 1 tsp ground allspice
  • ½ tsp black pepper ground
  • olive oil as needed, to cook the kofta

For the Yogurt Sauce

  • 500 g yogurt Greek-style
  • 
1 tbsp olive oil virgin
  • 3 garlic minced, cloves

You will need

  • wooden skewers soaked in water so they don’t burn
  • flatbread to serve, pocketless pitta bread
  • pitta bread to serve, pocketless pitta bread
  • 1 onion red, thinly sliced, to serve
  • parsley chopped, for garnish
  • paprika to sprinkle

Instructions

  1. If you can’t find Turkish red pepper paste (biber salçası) then you can blitz two long roasted red peppers (from a jar) into a paste. You will use the paste in both the tomato sauce and the kofta.
  2. Make the tomato sauce: heat the butter in a small pot and add the tomatoes, pepper paste, garlic and spices. Simmer until the sauce thickens, stirring occasionally – this can take up to 30 minutes. Check the seasoning and adjust if needed.
  3. Heat the oil in a frying pan and sweat then onions and garlic until translucent and soft. Leave to cool slightly.
  4. Mix the lamb mince, onions and garlic, pepper paste, parsley and spice together. Chill for an hour or overnight to allow the flavours to develop. The best way to check the seasoning is to fry a small piece of the mince then taste it for flavour.
  5. Divide the lamb mix into 8 or 9 balls and then roll into a tube/sausage shape.
  6. Thread a skewer into each kofta and chill again, if possible, to allow them to firm up.
  7. Heat a griddle pan over medium-high heat. Brush the kofta with olive oil and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side.
  8. Mix the yoghurt with the minced garlic and olive oil.
  9. Serve your lamb kofta over a warm flatbreads and spoon over some yoghurt and tomato sauce. Top with sliced onions, chopped parsley and sprinkle with a little paprika.
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