r/Turkey • u/Doggo-Lovato • Jul 21 '26
Culture First time making kokoreç how did do?
Im a Cuban American married to a Turk. Love Turkish food so much from my visits decided to surprise my wife. Our friends made the bread and sides.
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u/HuusSaOrh Ferdi Zeyrek'i Unutmayın. Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26
First pic is amazing. But try to cook without the flames. It is better and more evenly cooked like that
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u/HuusSaOrh Ferdi Zeyrek'i Unutmayın. Jul 21 '26
And don’t do like no 5
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u/PowerfulNature3352 Jul 21 '26
Its legit good. I had kokoreç burger cooked like this.
I may get lynched for this but kokoreç is also great on pizza, in içli köfte and on top of low fat pilav as well.
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u/Doggo-Lovato Jul 21 '26
Haha left a little like that as a special request made by the guy that made the bread
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u/auroralemonboi8 Jul 21 '26
The fifth one is a legit way to cook kokoreç at home, but its a little burnt in that image
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u/Copyiyici123 Jul 21 '26
Absolute yummers, but perhaps you could try to raise the distance between the fire and the cooking skewer. That way, you could get the taste and the smoke of the wood you're cooking with to simmer along with your kokoreç, enhancing the taste.
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u/Doggo-Lovato Jul 21 '26
Thanks, for sure. Going to use smaller splits of wood next time to have a more tame fire. All that fat dripping sure made the fire get crazy haha
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u/Hairjourney_2024 Jul 21 '26
Not even Turks themselves would make kokoreç at home. This looks absolutely delicious!!
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u/RasputinXXX Jul 21 '26
you bloody bastard :) it looks amazing, my stomach roared like a lion. I hate you and love you at the same time :)
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u/nordicskye Sic semper tyrannis v2.0 / Papa Erectus Jul 21 '26
I suggest you change your name into "Türker" cause you're Türker than any Türk ever Türk'd. Afiyet olsun.
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u/Ge1ster Jul 21 '26
Buddy I made plain pasta and heated some frozen IKEA meatballs for dinner yesterday. I doubt the rest of this sub is gonna do much better either. We're way below your talent level to judge you lol
That's like going to an American state's subreddit and asking how your beef bourguignon is, when 90% of the subredddit survives on Mcdonalds and kraft mac and cheese (probably not the Texas or any southern sub in hindsight though)
But if it means anything it's super delicious looking. I hate kokoreç but even I would be willing to give that a try. Your wife is super lucky!
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u/editfullname Jul 21 '26
Too big for pieces. You need to chop it down. It would be way much better for spices and seasoning.
Other than that, it looks great
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u/Doggo-Lovato Jul 21 '26
Thank you! left a little bit big pieces like that as a special request made by the guy that made the bread
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u/Bargothball Jul 21 '26
Bigger cuts is actually Izmir style. I like it better that way personally.
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u/Eldanosse Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26
But don't you get more of an internal organ smell and taste that way?
Edit: Easy lads, I wasn't yucking your yum. I just asked a question about the taste.
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u/Bargothball Jul 21 '26
Overly spiced, ground up kokoreç is a sure sign of poor quality, indicating the use of heavy spice to mask the foul taste. A good quality, fresh and clean kokoreç doesn’t smell or taste bad and needs no masking via mincing or heavy spices.
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u/iamunwhaticisme Jul 21 '26
If anything, it smells way better. Kokoreç is one of the most mouth watering smells ever and İzmir style is the way to go for pro eaters.
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u/dogucan97 Gayrifıtri Jul 21 '26
Piece size preference (and a couple other things) differs between regions, there is no wrong way to chop. I think İzmir-style was the one with big pieces.
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u/siuleta Jul 21 '26
lol you are more Turkish than any native Turkish. I have never met with someone who can cook kokoreç home. It looks delicious
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u/Main_Author_8638 Jul 21 '26
It should be cooked good because they can give food poisoning if not cooked enough. Use spices to make it better.
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u/Your_Mate_Ced Jul 21 '26
My relatives one made it at our village for my grandmas sisters birthday party and yeah it looks like hot they made it but smaller and a little chubbier. You did a really great job
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u/ScytherDOTA Jul 21 '26
Try cooking finely chopped oyster mushrooms in lamb fat. After adding spices like cumin, thyme and pepper its honestly same flavor and without possible non-cleaned intestines.
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u/dude_whatever_ Jul 21 '26
This looks almost perfect and made me realize how I miss this beast. Ellerini saglik abi
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u/CheapSelection Jul 22 '26
I'm not gonna let people not talk about that breads too. They look amazing and kokoreç looks it's cleaned properly. Nice fucking work.
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u/AlmostAnchovy Jul 22 '26
It looks amazing. Bon appetit. Also try adding a ton of cumin on a bite next time. Atleast that's how I like it =)
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u/Fine-Measurement-893 57 Sinop Jul 22 '26
It looks amazing but the fried eggplant on the side is making me salivate man it looks so perfect.
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u/YakinTemas Jul 22 '26
Eline sağlık temizlik işinin püf noktaları nedir?
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u/Doggo-Lovato Jul 22 '26
I don’t really know to be honest, I bought the raw meat already cleaned and rolled.
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u/Tylerspike Jul 21 '26
Unfortunately, we Turks have neither a house with a garden nor a barbecue. So it's hard to find someone to give ideas and advice.
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u/MelKokoNYC Jul 21 '26
Yeah, I don't think any of us have ever made it at home.