Turkish Iskender Kebab! Everything You Need To Make At Home

İskender Kebab' It is one of the most popular meat dishes of Turkish cuisine and is also trendy around the globe.
It has thinly sliced doner kebab on top of lightly grilled pide bread with the doner fat and generously soaked with a tomato puree, served with yogurt and grilled tomatoes and peppers on the side. It takes its name from its inventor, İskender Efendi, who lived in Bursa in the late 19th century Ottoman Empire.
We are going to make the Iskender kebab at home from scratch. You will be amazed by the taste and how similar it is to the restaurants if you know it from Turkey or in Turkish restaurants where you live.
Ingredients for İskender Kebab
To make doner you will need:
500gr. tenderloin meat
500gr. ground meat (i used beef, you can also use half lamb meat)
For the meat marinade:
1 medium onion
2 tbsp yogurt
1 tsp black pepper, ground red pepper
1 tsp oregano (optional)
about 4-5 tbsp olive oil
For the ground beef marinade:
1 tsp black pepper
1 medium onion
For frying: 2-3 tbsp butter or olive oil (or if you prefer to add some lamb tail fat, traditionally it is a must-have for a deeper taste. but for home conditions, butter works fine too:)
For the serving: grilled green peppers and tomato wedges, thick yogurt
Melted butter
For the pide bread check the previous episode

[seanylewl]

Possibly the best dish ever created. There is really nothing on this world like a well made iskender.

[tarannumnaaz]

Best recipe for Iskender kebab. First time I had this in Bursa.After coming back home I tried this recipe and it gave me the perfect authentic taste.Jazakallah khair

[fahmidamiah]

This is one of the best dishes I've ever had. I had it in Izmir and it was incredible! :)

[aidk]

Thank you so much for this! I had Ishkender many times as a child while visiting Turkey. I have been dreaming of this for over 40yrs. Finally a recipe like what I had . Cant wait to try this. I'm so happy i almost have tears🥰

[smilecat]

Love it. Have tried it both in Turkey and made at home. Best kebap in the world.

[albertomarzani]

I had Iskender Kebab in Capadokia and also at Istanbul Airport
One of the best dishes ever tried all around the world
Cheers From Milan IT

[rehanaharnekar]

I had iskander kebab in Bursa, divine.
I am from South Africa 🇿🇦

[zaria]

I’m just amazed at all the variety of kebabs the Turkish cuisine has. MashAllah!!!

[MH-ncwu]

I am saying it again..YOUR ENGLISH IS EXCELLENT!! keep up the great job🙌❤️

[foodfootages]

İskener is the one of the stars of Turkish cusine. Your homemade İskender is very good, however, I advise people that try it in Bursa :)

[jacobp]

Thank you for making this video. I followed your instructions and made iskender as a surprise for my Turkish fiancé. She loved it!
Keep up the good work!
Teşekkürler ederim süper!!! 🙂🤌

[shabskitchenanddailylifeuk]

Thanks for sharing wonderful recipe great quality of work this is absolutely delicious sharing

[TheAishChannel]

Thanks for sharing the recipe sister, we eat it during our turkey trip and we loved the taste .

[R.MaiOfficial]

Çok güzel olmuş video teşekkürler. Kız arkadaşımla deniyicem. O türk.

[geoffreybslater]

Oh WOW! My Favorite! The first time I had it was in the old city of Ankara.

[Anesthesia]

I don't think I have ever actually had this, but I have been with people eating it at a Turkish restaurant. I must try it! This looks amazing!

[TheCekerimoglu]

I did like the way you cooked it.
Regards from Guadalajara, México
The turkish national Dish by excellence

[degenviking]

I had this in Bursa from the main restaurant! Thanks so much for this recipe I am going to try it!

[ستالبيت-زخ]

بألف هنا وشفا عليكم بالتوفيق ان شاء الله تحفه

[erinrobinson]

I LOVED watching you disassemble it in the reversed video! Brilliant!