Eggplant Kebabs

Patlican Kebabi

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      25 min

Appears in
Istanbul Cult Recipes

By Pomme Larmoyer

Published 2015

  • About

For this recipe try to find long eggplants, which are easy to cut into chunks and thread onto skewers with the meat. Otherwise, small eggplants will do the job. The important thing is to give [hem time to grill on the barbecue, so that their melting texture and smoky flavour combines with the flavour of the meat.

Ingredients

  • 2–4 eggplants (aubergines)
  • 500 g (1 lb 2 oz

Method

Discard the eggplant stalks, and cut each eggplant into six or eight chunky pieces. Season the meat with salt. Thread alternate pieces of eggplant and moulded portions of meat onto the skewers. Grill the skewers on a medium-hot barbecue or under a preheated grill (broiler) for 10–15 minutes, turning over halfway through the cooking time. Serve hot, wrapped in a pide or similar flatbread, with y