Bazaar Burgers

Name: Bazaar Burgers
Yield: Makes 4 Large or 8 Small Burgers; Serves 4
Cuisine: Turkey
Ingredients: Lemon wedges, for serving; 1 cup Turkish- or Greek-style plain yogurt (optional), for serving; 1 cup Turkish- or Greek-style plain yogurt (optional), for serving; Turkish Puff Bread, lavash, or pita bread, for serving; Turkish Puff Bread, lavash, or pita bread, for serving; ½ teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper; 1½ teaspoons Coarse salt (kosher or sea); 8 long slender green peppers, such as horn peppers, or 1 to 2 poblano peppers; 8 long slender green peppers, such as horn peppers, or 1 to 2 poblano peppers; 2 medium-size red ripe tomatoes, quartered; 8 long slender green peppers, such as horn peppers, or 1 to 2 poblano peppers; Turkish Puff Bread, lavash, or pita bread, for serving; Onion Relish, for serving; 1 to 2 hot peppers, such as horn peppers or jalapeños, seeded and finely chopped (for hotter lamb burgers, leave the seeds in); 1 red ripe tomato, seeded and finely diced; 1 to 2 hot peppers, such as horn peppers or jalapeños, seeded and finely chopped (for hotter lamb burgers, leave the seeds in); 1 to 2 hot peppers, such as horn peppers or jalapeños, seeded and finely chopped (for hotter lamb burgers, leave the seeds in); ¼ cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1½ teaspoons Coarse salt (kosher or sea); 1½ teaspoons Coarse salt (kosher or sea); 1½ pounds ground or finely chopped lamb, with a fat content of 20 to 25 percent; 1½ pounds ground or finely chopped lamb, with a fat content of 20 to 25 percent

Seyhmuz Kebab

Preparation info

Makes 4 Large or 8 Small Burgers; Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Planet Barbecue

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2010

About

The Grand Bazaar has served as Istanbul’s mercantile and cultural heart for half a millennium. Ibrahim Usta has been chopping and grilling lamb since 1975, and his restaurant, Seyhmuz, located in a homey storefront a few blocks from the main entrance of the bazaar, stands as a haven for hungry merchants, shoppers, and the occasional tourist in search of flavor-blasted food at moderate prices. You can’t miss Usta—he’s the guy with the giant zirh, a crescent-shaped chopper, which he us

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Asia
Turkey
Burger
Mediterranean
Spicy
Gluten-free

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