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Burdur şiş

Make Burdur şiş köftesi with rib-meat mince and salt, pressed onto skewers, grilled over charcoal and served on thin pide.

Traditional Turkish recipe Main course / grilled köfte
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Burdur şiş köfte on thin pide with grilled tomatoes and green peppers
Burdur şiş köfte on thin pide with grilled tomatoes and green peppers
Prep 30 minutes
Cook 15 minutes
Total 1 hour 45 minutes
Serves 6
Ingredients ↓
Overview

About Burdur şiş

Burdur şiş köftesi is distinguished by restraint. The protected product uses minced goat rib meat or beef rib meat and salt, formed into small oblong portions on skewers and grilled. It is traditionally served over thin white-flour pide, often with charred tomato and green pepper. The meat's fat and charcoal provide the flavour rather than onion, bread crumbs or a large spice blend.

Ask for rib meat with enough fat to stay juicy and grind it once on a medium plate. Work in salt until tacky, chill, and press firmly onto flat skewers. Because the meat is minced, cook the centre to 71°C even if the exterior already looks browned.

A dependable Burdur şiş begins before the heat is switched on. Measure 900 g goat or beef rib meat mince, 10 g fine sea salt, 6 thin pide or flatbreads, 6 long green peppers, 3 tomatoes, and 1 red onion and keep the remaining ingredients grouped in the order in which they enter the recipe. Have Six flat metal skewers, Charcoal grill, and Instant-read thermometer ready as well. The planned sequence is Prepare and shape, Grill, and Serve on bread. This mise en place protects the stated 6-serving yield and prevents a temperature-sensitive or fast-moving stage from being interrupted while an ingredient is still being weighed.

Use the clock as a planning guide, not as the only test of progress: allow 30 minutes of preparation, 15 minutes of cooking, and 1 hour 45 minutes overall. During Grill, Let charcoal burn until glowing with a light ash coating; grill tomatoes and peppers at the edges. The useful observation is specific: There should be strong heat without tall flames. At the finish, Slide the köfte onto pide and add grilled vegetables and optional sumac onion. Do not serve merely because the nominal time has elapsed; wait until serve before the rendered fat cools.

Practical

Practical

  • Meat choiceThe registration recognises goat or beef rib meat; lean steak mince will not reproduce the texture.
  • SeasoningResist adding breadcrumbs, egg and onion if the goal is the Burdur profile.
  • Indoor methodBroil on a preheated rack, turning carefully and checking for 71°C.
Ingredients

Ingredients

Köfte

  • 900 g goat or beef rib meat mince about 20% fat, chilled
  • 10 g fine sea salt

To serve

  • 6 thin pide or flatbreads
  • 6 long green peppers
  • 3 tomatoes halved
  • 1 red onion thinly sliced
  • 10 g sumac optional
Directions

Directions

Prepare and shape

  1. Work the minceMix cold meat and salt for 3–4 minutes until sticky and cohesive.

    A stretched piece should cling to your fingers before breaking.

  2. ChillCover and refrigerate 1 hour.

    The fat should be firm and the mixture easy to portion.

  3. Form the skewersDivide into 18 portions and press three small oblong köfte onto each skewer, sealing them firmly to the metal.

    Each piece should be even, compact and free of cracks.

Grill

  1. Prepare clean embersLet charcoal burn until glowing with a light ash coating; grill tomatoes and peppers at the edges.

    There should be strong heat without tall flames.

  2. Cook the first sideSet skewers over the coals and leave 2–3 minutes before turning.

    The meat should set and release cleanly.

  3. Turn to finishRotate every 1–2 minutes until browned and 71°C at the centre, 8–10 minutes total.

    Small beads of clear juice should appear without the surface drying.

Serve on bread

  1. Warm the pideLay bread briefly over the skewers or grill until supple and lightly toasted.

    It should catch some meat juices without burning.

  2. Plate immediatelySlide the köfte onto pide and add grilled vegetables and optional sumac onion.

    Serve before the rendered fat cools.
Practical

Practical

Organise the measured components

Keep 900 g goat or beef rib meat mince, 10 g fine sea salt, 6 thin pide or flatbreads, 6 long green peppers, 3 tomatoes, and 1 red onion visible and separate until their stated stage. Mix cold meat and salt for 3–4 minutes until sticky and cohesive. This opening action establishes the moisture, seasoning and texture that later cooking can preserve but cannot fully repair. Before moving on, confirm that a stretched piece should cling to your fingers before breaking. If the sign is absent, correct the immediate mixture, heat or handling rather than compensating with an unrelated ingredient.

Read the food at every stage

The key checkpoints across Prepare and shape, Grill, and Serve on bread are A stretched piece should cling to your fingers before breaking., There should be strong heat without tall flames., and It should catch some meat juices without burning.. These observations are more reliable than colour alone because pan material, starting temperature, ingredient size and heat output vary between kitchens. Work in the stated order, keep the batch dimensions similar and pause when a cue has not appeared. The final confirmations are Each piece should be even, compact and free of cracks., Small beads of clear juice should appear without the surface drying., and Serve before the rendered fat cools.; together they describe texture, moisture and safe doneness more accurately than a single minute count.

Plan service and leftovers before cooking

Slide the köfte onto pide and add grilled vegetables and optional sumac onion. Serve when the final texture is at its best, then move leftovers promptly to the storage condition specified for this dish. Keep minced meat at 4°C or below. Cook to 71°C and place cooked köfte on a clean platter. Cook to 71°C and place cooked köfte on a clean platter. This closes the recipe as deliberately as it began: service, cooling and reheating are part of quality control, not an afterthought once the pan has left the heat.

Control points

Control points

  • Köfte fall from the skewer The meat was lean, warm or insufficiently worked.
  • They are dense The mince was over-compressed or ground too finely.
  • They dry out Use rib meat with enough fat and stop at 71°C.
Nutrition

Nutrition

  • Calories610 kcal
  • Protein39 g
  • Carbohydrates45 g
  • Fat31 g
  • Saturated fat11 g
  • Fiber3 g
  • Sugars5 g
  • Sodium720 mg

1 of 6 servings with bread — Approximate values; actual nutrition varies with ingredients and serving size.

Allergens · Food safety

Allergens · Food safety

Allergens: Contains wheat/gluten if served with pide.

Food safety: Keep minced meat at 4°C or below. Cook to 71°C and place cooked köfte on a clean platter.

Storage: Keep minced meat at 4°C or below. Cook to 71°C and place cooked köfte on a clean platter.

FAQ

FAQ

Is Burdur şiş made from cubes of meat?

No. The registered dish uses minced rib meat shaped onto skewers.

Can I add spices?

You can at home, but meat and salt define the protected version.

Why serve it on pide?

Thin white-flour pide catches the hot juices and is part of the traditional presentation.

What matters most

What matters most

Juicy, charcoal-browned rib-meat köfte with a clean, deeply meaty flavour.

Fatty rib mince, salt, cold shaping and safe high-heat grilling.

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