Here is something many of you may not be familiar with, it’s called Koobideh. We recently moved away from the SF Bay Area, where there are lots of Middle Eastern restaurants, or Kabob joints. This is one of our favorites, it’s just ground meat (usually lamb, beef or a combination) with grated onion, S&P and turmeric just for color Form on a wide flat skewer and grill. It’s traditionally served with Persian flat bread, raw onion and grilled tomato, tonight with Greek salad and tzatziki.



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My wife and I love koobideh but I haven't gotten up to try making my open yet . Seeing someone else make it on here definitely motivates me .I just need to get some of those skewers .
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Tried this tonight. Had a pretty spectacular fail! I had 1/2 inch wide skewers, not the 1 inch called for but I assumed it would work well enough. I made up six nice skewers and everything seemed fine. Fired up the little lodge sportsman grill and lined up my skewers nicely over the coals once done. I chose not to use the grate, but just suspend the skewers over the edges. All the meat on all six skewers promptly fell off the skewer and directly onto the coals. I might have freaked just a little bit. Then I got some tongs and rescued as much meat as I could and put it in a cast iron pan. Cooked till done, and served with naan bread. Think I got the flavour right but definitely not the shape. The meat still tasted good, so may have to try the wider skewers.
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A very common occurrence, yes wider skewers are needed, but...
a few few other things help.
Add an egg for binder.
Work the ground meat with your hands for 5-10 minutes. Unlike burgers, you need the fat to actually start melting from the heat on your hands. Like you are intentionally making tough burgers. I will process the meat in a food processor for a good 5 minutes to accomplish.
Keep a thin layer of meat on the skewer, and not too long, I probably get 6-8 skewers per lb.
Make indentations with finger/thumb all along skewer, maybe every few inches.
Pinch both ends of kabaab, so the meat smears on the skewer.
With all this, sometimes I still have some fall off the skewer. Use a grate below to be safe.
We are at a disadvantage cooking this way, in a real kabaab shop, the skewers are placed veriically, so much easier to keep the meat in place.
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...you sure Koobideh won't startle the other folks up the mountain?
(looks fantastic. I've been wanting to try something like this...)Last edited by Livermoron; December 15, 2018, 12:23 PM.
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