The Eggplant Kebab Alinazik

Step 1

For the eggplant base; choose the eggplants that soft and thick, roast them after pricking couple of times with a knife. When they change colors, turn the eggplants and continue to cook until soft.

Step 2

After roasting the eggplants, let them cool a little bit. But don’t wait too much, sometimes they get dark in color. After a while take the flesh out with help of a knife and a spoon.

Step 3

If eggplants get juicy, just scoop out some of it to make it thick. And then chop the eggplants finely with a big knife.

Step 4

After the chopping, add eggplants in the pan that include some olive oil and garlic mixture. And then stir everything about 1 minute, not too much.

Step 5

And now mix the eggplant base with some plain yogurt. Add yogurt slowly. Because yogurt is cold, base is hot. And our eggplant kebab base is ready.

Step 6

Cook the ground meat in some butter and olive oil. While meat is cooking, cut the peppers. And add them into the pan.

Step 7

After sautéing the peppers, add tomato and hot red pepper paste. Cook 3-4 minutes. And then add spices; ground red pepper, red pepper flakes, black pepper and salt. To help the mixture soften, add some hot water. And cook for 5 minutes, the meat mixture is done.

Step 8

You could serve Eggplant Kebab Alinazik directly to the plates. But to show you, I served it to a big plate in the center. First spread the smooth and yummy eggplant base. And for the top, add the meat kebab with its sauce.

Step 9

Also, you can serve as a side dish Turkish Rice Pilaf and Ezme Salad too. And our Eggplant Kebab Alinazik is ready to enjoy!