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Kebab: 8 creator recipes compared

Most use onion, garlic and tomato. Some add beef sirloin, all-purpose flour or pineapple juice.

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Times are estimated preparation and cooking; chilling or resting is extra. Updated 24 October 2026.

Delicious Kebab by Ayşe Bektaş, a frame from the Instagram video

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We put the most-saved version first: Ayşe Bektaş’s. A delicious kebab recipe with minced meat, vegetables, and spices.

Delicious Kebab from Ayşe Bektaş’s Instagram video

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Delicious Kebab

Recipe from Ayşe Bektaş, from their Instagram videoWritten down by ReelsMeals from the caption and voiceover.

  • 30 min
  • Serves 4
  • 10 ingredients
  • Oven

The only one of the 8 with meat and cumin.

Ingredients

  • 500 gminced meat
  • 1onion
  • 1parsley
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper
  • to tastepaprika
  • to tastecumin
  • 1tomato
  • 1pepper
  • as neededolive oil

How it goes

  1. Grind the onion and parsley in a food processor and squeeze out the juice.

  2. In a mixing bowl, add the minced meat, onion, and spices, and knead well.

  3. Transfer to a baking tray lined with parchment paper, spread it out, and cut into long strips with a knife or spatula, leaving spaces in between.

  4. Arrange the tomatoes and peppers around the edges of the tray.

  5. Add salt and olive oil on top and bake in a preheated oven at 220°C for 15 minutes.

  6. Change the oven setting to broil and lightly brown without drying it out, then take it out of the oven.

  7. Note: If the vegetables are not browned to your liking, you can transfer them to a separate tray and roast them in the oven.

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All 8, side by side.

From each creator’s recipe as we saved it. Time is the estimated preparation and cooking time; chilling is extra where they say so. Ingredient counts include everything on the list.

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8 kebab recipes compared by estimated time, servings, ingredients, method and what only that version uses. Ayşe Bektaş’s, the one to make first, is highlighted.
VersionTime (est.)ServesIngredientsMethodOnly this one uses
Delicious KebabAyşe Bektaş · make this one first30 min410Oven, Blendermeat and cumin
Heart-Shaped Beef Kebab with Tomato Sauce and Matchstick PotatoesFerdi Ünlü50 min415Pan-fried, Simmeredbeef sirloin, red pepper and garlic yogurt
Butter Curry Naan KebabEmily Roz1 hr 15 min420Simmeredall-purpose flour, active yeast, cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese
Grilled Teriyaki Pineapple Chicken KabobsKikkoman USA31 min65Grilledpineapple juice, kikkoman teriyaki takumi original and pineapple
High-Protein Beef Fatty KebabsHunter Micheletto35 min414Ovenground beef, tortilla, cheese and green garnish
Chicken and Potato KebabMeliz Cooks2 hr520Ovenchicken stock, stock cube, oregano and pul biber
Air Fryer Chicken Kofte KebabsBBC Food20 min410Air fryer, Blenderchili powder and sumac
Healthy Kala Chana Kebabs with Creamy Garlic Yogurt SauceAjay raghav35 min411Not clear from the stepsblack chickpeas, cumin powder, coriander powder and red chili powder

What they share.

  • 6 of 8use onion. The versions by Ferdi Ünlü and Kikkoman USA leave it out.
  • 6 of 8use garlic. The versions by Ayşe Bektaş and Kikkoman USA leave it out.
  • 5 of 8use tomato.
  • 5 of 8use olive oil.
  • 4 of 8use lemon.

Counted from each version’s ingredient list. Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out, and names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ.

  • How they cook it

    Ayşe Bektaş, Hunter Micheletto and Meliz Cooks use the oven; the others don't. Ayşe Bektaş and BBC Food use a blender; the others don't. Only Ferdi Ünlü pan-fries or sears. Ferdi Ünlü and Emily Roz simmer, poach or braise; the others don't. Only Kikkoman USA grills. The table above lists 1 more.

  • Something only one of them uses

    Ayşe Bektaş is the only one to use meat and cumin. Ferdi Ünlü is the only one to use beef sirloin, red pepper and garlic yogurt. Emily Roz is the only one to use all-purpose flour, active yeast, cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese. Kikkoman USA is the only one to use pineapple juice, kikkoman teriyaki takumi original and pineapple. Hunter Micheletto is the only one to use ground beef, tortilla, cheese and green garnish. The table above lists 3 more.

  • What they serve it with

    Ferdi Ünlü serves it with beef frying and garlic yogurt drizzle. Emily Roz serves it with naan dough, cheese filling, pickled cabbage and avocado drizzle. Hunter Micheletto serves it with garlic yogurt sauce.

  • Time and list length

    BBC Food takes the least time (20 min); Meliz Cooks the most (2 hr). Kikkoman USA uses the shortest ingredient list (5); Meliz Cooks the longest (20).

All 8, with their videos.

Each one opens as a full recipe with the creator credited and the original video linked.

How this comparison works.

Every recipe here comes from a creator’s own video. ReelsMeals writes it down from the caption and the voiceover, and publishes it with the creator named and the original linked. When three or more versions of a dish from at least two creators are saved, the dish gets a page like this one. Reposts and the same video saved twice count once.

Times and servings come from the saved recipe cards and may be estimated. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken. We don’t rank them by taste: the version shown first is the one ReelsMeals cooks have saved most. Last updated 24 October 2026.

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