BEEF KEBABS ON CINNAMON STICKS WITH GREEN TAHINI
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SERVINGS
8
INGREDIENTS
1 kg ground beef
16 cinnamon sticks
200 g tahini
20 g cilantro
40 g parsley (divided)
1 onion
3 cloves garlic (divided)
1 lemon
1 tsp salt (divided)
200 ml cold water
1 tsp cumin
½ tsp baking soda
50 g pine nuts
vegetable oil for frying (divided)
HOW TO MAKE IT
- Finely chop cilantro and parsley. Peel and dice onion. Peel and crush garlic. Juice lemon. Add tahini, lemon juice, a third of the crushed garlic, half of the chopped parsley, and chopped cilantro to a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Whisk and gradually add water until the kebab sauce gets a thick texture. Set aside until serving.
- Add ground meat, chopped onion, remaining garlic, cumin, baking soda, pine nuts, remaining parsley, and salt to a large bowl and knead.
- Form ground meat mixture into thick kebab rolls, insert cinnamon sticks into kebabs, and lightly press to hold. Rub with some oil and transfer to a plate.
- Heat some vegetable oil in a grill pan set over medium-high heat and fry kebab rolls for approx. 10 – 12 min. Serve with green tahini and enjoy!