Sundays with Dilara

İskender kebab is one of the famous dishes of Bursa region. It is a kind of doner, but the meat, sauce and butter makes it a really loved and special one! It's called by the name of its inventor Iskender Efendi who lived in Bursa in the late 19th century. Meat was cooked in tandır and barbecue, and Iskender Efendi wanted to try something new. He Found the way to cookon a vertical rotisserie :) M E T H O D The meat of Iskender is passed vertically through a bottle. It is cooked in coal fire. The outer layer is shaved like a leaf with a rotating blade. These slices are spread over the pieces of buttered pide. After the yogurt is laid next to it or with spreading (whipped yogurt), the butter and tomato sauce are served to the service. ♥ This method show us, it is not easy to do real Iskender kebab at home, but I found a video which made by Turkish youtuber  İdil Tatari   to show you how you can cook H omestyle of İskender ! Click on the link and ...

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