Grilled fish kebab with sumac and lemon
Azerbaijani grilled fish skewers: pieces of sturgeon coated in sour cream, sumac, and pepper, then cooked over charcoal.
Balik kababı is a fish skewer, often made with sturgeon, cooked over charcoal. The sour cream and sumac give it a distinctive flavor.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time30 min
- Cook time10 min
- Total40 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodGrilled over charcoal
- Estimated cost$2.01 $1.01 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $0.02
- $0.04
- $0.34
- $1.29
- $0.06
- $0.25
- $0.01
Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Clean the fish as usual, then cut it into 40-50 gram pieces. ≈ 8 min
- Salt, pepper, and rub the pieces of sour cream. ≈ 2 min
- Grill on the barbecue for 7 to 10 minutes.
The bill
Grilled fish kebab with sumac and lemon
- 5 g of vegetable oil (or sour cream)$0.02
- 24 grams of white onion$0.04
- 32 grams of green onion$0.34
- 100 g of tomatoes$1.29
- 1/5 of a lemon$0.06
- 1 gram of sumac$0.25
- 0.1 gram of black pepper$0.01
Total$2.01
that's $1.01 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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