Çentik Kebab Recipe

From Mihri Restaurant, which has a view of Hagia Sophia and serves distinguished tastes especially from Turkish and Ottoman cuisine, comes a "Çentik Kebab" recipe that will win hearts with its sauce and matchstick-thick fried potatoes.

Photo: Müjde Cross

How to Make Çentik Kebab Recipe?

• After placing the beef tenderloin slice in a refrigerator bag or covering it with stretch film, pound it with the help of a meat mallet to make it thin.
• Chop the onion and garlic into small cubes.
• Cut stale bread slices into cubes. After mixing with salt and pepper, bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 5 minutes.
• Peel the large sized potato and cut it into matchstick thin pieces. After heating the sunflower oil in a deep pot, fry the potatoes.
• Transfer the colored potatoes to a serving plate lined with paper towels using a colander and allow them to drain off excess oil.
• Thin the beef tenderloin; Fry on high heat, in a pan or on the grill, for about 4 minutes.
• Heat the sunflower oil in a separate pan. Fry the onion and garlic until they take color. Add tomato paste and mix.
• Open the sauce you prepared by adding hot water. Boil for 3-4 minutes and let it thicken.
• Spread the stale bread cubes you toasted in the oven on the bottom of the serving plate. Place the roasted potatoes on the bread.
• Pour the tomato sauce you prepared over them. After whisking the yoghurt you will use to serve, add it to the plate.
• After cutting the cooked tenderloin into thin strips, place it on a plate and serve without waiting. Share with your loved ones.