"...THOUGHT I'D HAD THE BEST ~ MORE 'BEST' CAME TODAY...!!!"
Went to Barry Road Shopping Strip, Campbellfield late this afternoon to buy Turkish sweets for my kids - they love those honey soaked fried choux pastries..
I'd spent most of the day making my famous lasagna for dinner.. my Calabrian Godmother's very special recipe - yeah it's good... or so everyone tells me - unbelievably good..!
Anyway, I get out there... as soon as I get out of the car, all I can smell is this 'irresistable smokey - delish charcoal grilling freshly marinated meat' scent... hey, I can't walk away from that sort of whiff easily... no.. no way...
I buy the sweets, put them in the car, then go 'chasin that smoke'...
Found it.. a few doors down.. at AFGHAN KEBAB CAMPBELLFIELD..
It's just a very simple little eatery - possibly 8 to 10 tables, with chairs, indoors and a few more, out - it's hot tonight - all the tables inside are full - near the front door, there's a guy at a an authentic charcoal grill, turning possibly 20 or 30 large skewers - another guy's at the other end of the shop barbecuing big Afghani breads - two women and a man stand in the centre, behind a half refrigerated, half heated long stainless steel counter - they're flat out taking orders, serving up plates, and containers to go, and making Afghan donars [skewered meats] and shawarmas [shaved meats]...
I placed my order for 4 Chicken and 4 Lamb Donars - $7 each - I was being greedy - couldn't help myself - knowing, though, that if they were huge [which they were] then 4 would go straight into the fridge - for lunches tomorrow..
Well, I got home - cut 2 chicken and 2 lamb in half - put them on plates - I really don't think I'm gonna be able to explain, using words alone, just how good they were....
Here I go:
- a foot by a foot square of warm soft spongey kinda almost elastic barbecued Afghan flat bread
- generously filled with crisp fresh salad greens; sliced red onions, cucumber, tomatoes
- 2 just charcoal grilled longish skewers of perfectly-cooked, succulent, juicy tender lean pre-marinated chicken pieces (4) AND lamb chunks (4)
- the whole lot was seasoned with salt and pepper
- then all drizzled with a home-made olive oil based dressing
- rolled tightly in paper lined alfoil and inserted into a plain white long paper bag
- one end open so the hot steam doesn't engender any sogginess
And there you have one of the most delicious things I have ever eaten....!!!!
PS The lasagna went into the freezer...
Visited on Sunday 07 February 2016 for Take-Away Dinner read more