Few people know the name of the kebab in pita bread. Such a dish is often prepared, and bought more often, but with the name trouble. And he is called barbecue in Kars. And it got its name thanks to the Kars fortress, which for a long time was impregnable, but still fell before the Russian conquerors during the Crimean War.
History reference
Russian soldiers besieged the fortress in 1855, for five months. The company was commanded by General Nikolai Muravyov. The victory was so significant that the general was awarded the title of Count Karski. When Muravyov returned home to St. Petersburg, in his arsenal, in addition to soldier's tales, there was also a recipe for a new dish - barbecue in lamb pita.
The main differences of the dish
Shish kebab is very different from the rest of its Transcaucasian counterparts.
First of all, meat is cut not in small pieces, but in large round pieces, the weight of which is about half a kilogram. They need to be cut from the lumbar of the animal carcass.
The pieces need to be made as identical as possible. Therefore, before starting to fry, they must be trimmed.
Another important difference of kebab wrapped in pita bread is the composition of the marinade. It is not at all like a classic.
Cooking kebab skewers
Due to the size of the pieces, the meat is not cooked evenly. When the extreme part is already completely ready, the middle is most likely still raw. Such skewers are prepared in pita bread gradually.
But when the extreme part has already been sufficiently fried, it is carefully cut. Slices should be thin, about one and a half centimeters. And the central part of the meat continues to fry on a spit. By the way, such pieces need to be alternated with fat tail fat.
Nowadays, real skewers of Kars are extremely rare, only in some restaurants. But the technology of its preparation is not a secret. Therefore, how to cook a delicious kebab in a Kara style can be read below. This will, of course, be a simplified version, but it is also very good.
Lamb dish
What is required:
- Lamb - 2 kg.
- Fat tail fat - half a kilogram.
The composition of the marinade:
- Onions - 8-10 pieces (must be chopped in a meat grinder).
- Lemon - 1 piece.
- Cognac - a couple of tablespoons.
- Salt - three teaspoons.
- Dried dill - a couple of tablespoons.
- Cilantro - three tablespoons.
- Black pepper - a couple of teaspoons.
- Basil - three tablespoons.
- Ground allspice - one teaspoon.
- Clove - five buds (need to grind).
- Grape vinegar - a couple of tablespoons.
Shish kebab recipe in pita bread:
- Mix all the ingredients for the marinade.
- Put the meat in the mixture. An important point is how much marinated kebab. It is for this version of the dish that the meat should stay in spices for at least six hours, and it is better to increase the time to eight.
- It is not necessary to fry meat on an open fire, but on charcoal. In time, this process will take about half an hour. At the same time, it is periodically necessary to spray it with dry wine.
- Before serving, you need to expand the pita bread, put a few delicious slices there, pour them with tkemali sauce, generously sprinkle with herbs and wrap in thin bread. This dish will perfectly complement a glass of dry wine or a glass of good cognac.
Karski kebab with kidneys
This option is even more simplified. But you can use the marinade from the previous recipe.
Ingredients:
- One kilogram of lamb pulp.
- Four mutton kidneys.
Marinade:
- One onion.
- One lemon.
- Pepper and salt optional.
- Greens to taste.
Cooking method:
- The pulp should be well washed, cleaned of films and tendons removed. Be sure to make incisions, then the meat will not tighten during frying. Then divide into portions. The kidneys are also washed and cut each into two equal parts. They must first be soaked. Two hours will be enough.
- Now meat and kidneys are put in enameled dishes, salted and pepper. The onion head must be chopped and also sent to the meat. Further greens go there and all this is sprayed with lemon juice or vinegar. How much pickle kebab? In this case, two to three hours is enough.
- Each piece of meat is put on a metal skewer, and the kidneys are strengthened along the edges. Of course, you need to cook on charcoal. An open flame spoils any barbecue.
- Ready mutton with kidneys is wrapped in pita bread. You can put a slice of lemon on the kidneys. Greens and sauces are selected here based on personal taste.
Pork Shish Kebab
What is required:
- One thin pita bread.
- Three tablespoons of soy sauce.
- Two teaspoons of salt.
- The same amount of sugar.
- Thirty milliliters of milk.
- A bunch of lettuce leaves.
- One cucumber.
- One tomato.
- Tomato sauce to taste.
How to cook:
- Stir spices, soy sauce and milk.
- Chop meat into arbitrary pieces.
- Put the pork in the marinade. It is very convenient to pickle it in a bag.
- Before you cook a delicious barbecue, the meat must be kept for at least four hours.
- Pieces of pork can be fried both on skewers and on the grill.
- Next, tomato sauce is applied to pita bread, mayonnaise can be added. Cut vegetables and put on top. Grind the finished meat and put it on vegetables. The greens go there. It remains only to wrap the edges of the pita.
- So that the envelope does not unfold, you can warm it up a bit on the grill.
Chicken skewers in pita bread
Meat:
- Four hundred grams of chicken.
- Spices - any optional.
- One hundred grams of yogurt.
- One hundred milliliters of mineral water.
Bow:
- A pair of heads.
- Two tablespoons of vinegar.
- Half a teaspoon of salt.
- Two teaspoons of sugar.
- Ground black pepper to taste.
Sauce:
- One hundred grams of sauce.
- One hundred and fifty milliliters of water.
- Half a teaspoon of salt.
- Three teaspoons of sugar.
- A teaspoon of vinegar.
- Spices to taste.
Cooking process:
- Mix water with yogurt and spices, put chicken fillet in this marinade, after cutting it in portions. Leave it all for two to three hours.
- When time runs out, the meat must be strung on skewers. If you prepare a dish in the kitchen, and not in nature, then you can use wooden skewers.
- Be sure to pickle the onions. To do this, it must be cut into strips, add vinegar, salt, sugar and pepper are sent there. To better pickle the onion, you need to mash it with your hands. For him to have a good nourishment, twenty minutes is enough for him.
- The sauce that is offered here can be stored in the refrigerator for about a month. So it can be prepared in advance. Tomato paste, water, vinegar are mixed. Spices are added here. The sauce must be put on fire and stir constantly. When it boils, you can remove it from the stove.
- If the kebab is cooked on the grill, then, as in the previous recipes, you need to fry it on charcoal, and not on fire. Remove meat when it becomes golden crust.
- Next, you need to straighten the pita, spread it with sauce, sprinkle with onions, put the chicken on top and wrap the envelope.
Such a dish is convenient because the hands do not get dirty. And you can supplement it to your taste, even with herbs, even with fresh vegetables.