Turkish Beef Skewers

Ingredients

• 350 g beef (from the hip)
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 pinch cumin
• 1 tsp Pul Biber
• 3 sprigs Mint
• 0.5 lemon
• 150 g Yogurt (0.3% fat)
• 4 tbsp sparkling mineral water
• Salt
• Pepper
• 500 g Turkish bell pepper
• 2 shallots
• 2 Garlic cloves
• 160 g tomatoes (2 tomatoes)
• 175 ml classic vegetable broth

Instructions

1. 1.

   Cut the meat into 2 cm cubes.

2. 2.

   Mix the meat cubes with 1 tbsp olive oil, cumin, and Pul Biber in a bowl. Marinate for 1 hour in the refrigerator.

3. 3.

   Meanwhile, wash and dry the mint, remove leaves and chop. Squeeze 2 tsp lemon juice from the lemon. In a bowl whisk yogurt, lemon juice, mineral water, mint, salt, and pepper; refrigerate.

4. 4.

   Clean, deseed, wash the bell pepper and cut into 2 cm wide pieces. Peel and finely chop shallots and garlic. Wash and halve the tomatoes.

5. 5.

   Thread the meat onto four wooden skewers.

6. 6.

   Heat 1 tbsp oil in a roasting pan. Sauté onions and garlic for 4 minutes over low heat. Add the bell pepper and sauté for 2 minutes.

7. 7.

   Pour in the broth, add tomatoes, season with salt and pepper. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C (180°C fan) on the middle rack for 10 minutes.

8. 8.

   Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a grill pan. Season the beef skewers with salt and sear each side for 1 minute, then remove.

9. 9.

   After 10 minutes, add the skewers to the bell pepper mixture and bake for another 7 minutes, then remove. Serve with yogurt.