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Kavurma — Turkish Knife-Cut Lamb
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Kavurma — Turkish Knife-Cut Lamb

Turkish-style spiced lamb slices — served in a pita with vegetables

⏱ 1 hr 25 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona
🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Mix the slices of the lamb with the olive oil, cumin, smoked paprika, turmeric, cinnamon, garlic, salt and black pepper and let sit 60 minutes.
    Bowl
  2. 2
    Heat a cast-iron, heavy pan over high heat.
    ⚙ Greased Flat PanStoveCast-iron pan
  3. 3
    Add the slices of the lamb in a single layer and fry 2–3 minutes per side, until the lamb is golden and cooked through.
    Stove
  4. 4
    Add the onion and sauté until softened.
    Stove
  5. 5
    Add the tomato paste and the water, cover and cook 10 minutes.
    Stove
  6. 6
    Serve immediately with pita, lettuce and tahini sauce.
495calories
30 gprotein
9 gcarbs
38 gfat
● protein 25%● carbs 7%● fat 68%

Per serving (250 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (3) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Cast-iron pan · Also works: Grill pan (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Frying pan (Holds less heat, weaker sear)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

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