Ground Lamb Kebabs with Pistachio Nuts (Fistik Kebab)

Name: Ground Lamb Kebabs with Pistachio Nuts (Fistik Kebab)
Cuisine: Turkey
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper; 1½ teaspoons Coarse salt (kosher or sea); ¾ cup shelled pistachio nuts, preferably from Gaziantep, Turkey (look for them at Near Eastern markets and in natural food stores); 1½ pounds finely chopped ground lamb; 1½ teaspoons Coarse salt (kosher or sea); 1½ teaspoons Coarse salt (kosher or sea)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Planet Barbecue

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2010

About

These kebabs are a specialty of Demircan’s native Gaziantep, renowned throughout the Near East for its sweet, fat, luscious electric-green pistachio nuts. To make the kebabs mix together:

Ingredients

1½ pounds finely chopped ground lamb
¾ cup shelled pistachio nuts, preferably from Gaziantep, Turkey (look for them at Near Eastern markets and in natural food stores)

Asia
Turkey
Main course
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Prepare the kebabs and grill as described here.