Milk Street Cooking School: Turkish-Style Skillet Kebab

lamb

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in fat and pork is often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a high smoke point and is healthier.

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt is thicker and has more protein.

pita bread

🥗Healthier: whole grain pita

💰Cheaper: flatbread

Whole grain pita adds fiber and nutrients.

Wedge potatoes into six pieces.

Par-cook potatoes in the microwave for about 6 minutes with oil, salt, and pepper.

Seed and slice red bell peppers for decoration.

Cut tomatoes in half using a serrated knife for better slicing.

Chop parsley finely, including some small stems, and set aside.

Grate two garlic cloves and add to the meat mixture.

Dice a bell pepper and add it to the meat mixture along with half a red onion.

Add cumin, Aleppo pepper, dried mint, and dried thyme to the meat mixture and stir everything together.

Use an oven-safe skillet and spread tomato paste on the bottom.

Distribute the meat mixture evenly across the skillet.

Arrange potatoes in a circle along the outside of the skillet, leaving two wedges out to slice thinner.

Place the sliced potatoes in a pattern in the skillet.

Arrange the peppers and tomatoes within the potato circle.

Bake in a 450°F oven on the lower rack for about 15 minutes.

Check the internal temperature; it should reach 125°F in the center.

Broil until the tomatoes, peppers, and potatoes are nicely charred.

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