# Smashed beef kebab with cucumber yoghurt

Chunks of crisp and charred beef are studded with pine nuts and currants and spooned on top of a cucumber yogurt.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 500 g mince beef (15% fat)
- 1 small onion, grated
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- 0.5 tsp allspice
- 0.5 tsp cayenne pepper
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 0.25 tsp ground cardamom
- 3 tbsp pine nuts
- 2 tbsp currants (or raisins)
- Pomegranate molasses
- 350 g Greek yoghurt
- 2 small cucumbers, grated
- 3 tbsp finely chopped mint, plus extra for garnish
- 1 garlic clove
- 0.5 tsp salt

## Instructions

1. Combine the mince, grated onion, garlic, salt, pepper, paprika, allspice, cardamom, and cayenne pepper in a large bowl. Mix thoroughly until everything is well combined.
2. Heat a large saucepan or cast iron pan over medium-high heat. Once very hot, use a spoon or your hands to place small, irregular chunks of the mince mixture onto the pan.
3. Leave the meat to cook, undisturbed, for 6-9 minutes, until crisp and deeply caramelized and slightly charred on the bottom.
4. Meanwhile, combine all the ingredients for the cucumber yogurt (Greek yogurt, grated cucumbers, chopped mint, garlic clove, and salt).
5. Toss the meat around the pan, add the pine nuts and currants, and continue to fry for an additional 2-3 minutes until the meat is cooked and the pine nuts are golden and toasted.
6. Spoon some cucumber yogurt onto a serving platter.
7. Top the yogurt with the beef mixture.
8. Finish it with a drizzle of pomegranate molasses and a sprinkle of fresh mint.
9. Serve it on some rice or in a wrap and enjoy.

## Equipment

- large bowl
- large saucepan
- cast iron pan
- serving platter

## Tips

- Don't rush the frying of the meat; this is where the flavor is.
- Pine nuts get golden and toasted in the beef fat and the currants get chewy.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVlCCXKjD5W/?igsh=MTJ0MmZ3c2diYXBvZA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/32ddd544-6972-4573-8c96-c88bb90f9072
- Extracted: 2026-03-30

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