Directions
- 1In your bowl, add one pound of ground beef.
- 2Into the food processor, add one bunch parsley, including stems.
- 3Add one large onion to the food processor.
- 4Add one red pepper to the food processor.
- 5Add a few garlic cloves to the food processor.
- 6Add an optional one jalapeño to the food processor if you like things spicy.
- 7Blend the ingredients until mushy.
- 8Strain the liquid from the blended mixture through a fine mesh strainer and squeeze out all the juice.
- 9Add the strained vegetables to the ground beef.
- 10Add a quarter cup of tomato paste to the mixture.
- 11Add one teaspoon of salt, one teaspoon of black pepper, two teaspoons of paprika, and one teaspoon of turmeric to the mixture.
- 12Combine all the ingredients together with your hands.
- 13Grab a baking sheet and drizzle some oil on it.
- 14Flatten the kebab mixture onto the baking sheet to about half an inch thick.
- 15Grab a spatula or pastry cutter and cut the kebab mixture into strips. The cuts should be about 1 and a half inches thick.
- 16Lastly, score the meat horizontally.
- 17Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 18Place the sheet pan with the kebab in the oven for 15 minutes.
- 19While the kebab is baking, chop up two to three beefsteak tomatoes.
- 20Place the chopped tomatoes into a large bowl.
- 21Wipe up any tomato juice on the cutting board.
- 22Chop one large onion.
- 23Add the chopped onion to the bowl with the tomatoes.
- 24Chop one bunch of parsley, including the stems.
- 25Add the chopped parsley to the bowl with the tomatoes and onion.
- 26Drizzle a good amount of olive oil over the salad ingredients.
- 27Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the salad.
- 28Add some salt and sumac to the salad.
- 29Toss the salad ingredients together.
- 30Pour about one cup of tahina (sesame paste) into a bowl.
- 31Add about one cup of ice-cold water to the tahina.
- 32Add a little bit of salt to the tahina mixture.
- 33Squeeze fresh lemon juice into the tahina mixture.
- 34Whisk the tahina ingredients until creamy.
- 35Broil the kebab for about 5 minutes until it’s looking gorgeous and browned.
- 36Grab a flat pita.
- 37Place a piece of kebab on the pita.
- 38Add some of the freshly made salad on top of the kebab.
- 39Drizzle the tahina over the kebab and salad.
- 40Roll up the laffa and devour it.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground meat
- 1 bunch parsley
- 1 large onion
- 1 red pepper
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 jalapeño
- 0.25 cup tomato paste
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 3 beefsteak tomatoes
- 1 large onion
- 1 bunch parsley, chopped
- 1 lemon juice
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1.5 tsp sumac
- 1 cup sesame paste
- 1 cup ice-cold water
- 1 lemon juice
- 1 tsp salt
Equipment
food processorfine mesh strainerbaking sheetspatulapastry cuttertongslemon squeezerwhiskknifecutting boardlarge bowl
Tips
- You can use any ground meat of your choice.
- The kebab can be served over rice with salad and tahina if you skip the bread.
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