Ekşili Kebap
Refreshing acidity stimulates your appetite! Stewed Pomegranate and Smack Dumplings
Description
A dish featuring meatballs simmered in a tart sauce made with pomegranate molasses and sumac, stimulating the appetite.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Minced lamb
- Bulgur
- Pomegranate molasses
- Sumac
- Tomato paste
Instructions
- Mix minced lamb with fine bulgur, onions, salt, black pepper, and chili, kneading well to make small meatballs. Heat olive oil in a pot and sauté tomato paste and chopped onions. Add water, a generous amount of pomegranate molasses, sumac (tart spice), and the meatballs. Sometimes deep-fried small onions are added. Cover and simmer slowly until the sauce thickens and the meatballs absorb the tartness and umami.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Tartness of pomegranate molasses and sumac
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Minced beef/pork, Balsamic vinegar, Breadcrumbs
Pairing
Turkish Tea(Çay)
Trivia
[Trend] 'Ekşili' means sour. A kebab cleverly using acidity for fatigue recovery and appetite stimulation in the severe heat of southeastern Turkey, also good for beauty.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Scoop up the sour, soup-like sauce with a spoon and enjoy it along with the meatballs as a refreshingly savory soup!
Allergen
Wheat