Turkish Köfte

Juicy beef and lamb meatballs with onion, parsley, cumin and chili, pan-grilled until browned.

30 min 4 servings Easy turkish

Ingredients

• 250 g ground beef
• 250 g ground lamb
• 1 pcs onion
• 3 clove garlic
• 0.5 bunch fresh parsley
• 3 tbsp breadcrumbs
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp paprika
• 0.5 tsp chili flakes
• 1 tsp salt
• 0.5 tsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp olive oil

Steps

1. Grate 1 onion on the large holes of a grater into a large bowl.
2. Press the grated onion in a sieve to remove the extra liquid.
3. Mince 3 garlic cloves.
4. Chop 0.5 bunch of parsley finely.
5. Put 250 g of ground beef and 250 g of ground lamb in the bowl.
6. Add the onion, garlic, parsley and 3 tbsp of breadcrumbs.
7. Add 1 tsp of cumin, 1 tsp of paprika, 0.5 tsp of chili flakes, 1 tsp of salt and 0.5 tsp of black pepper.
8. Knead the mixture with your hands for 3 minutes until it is sticky and holds together.
9. Cover the bowl and chill the meat in the fridge for 15 minutes.
10. Wet your hands and shape the meat into 12 oval patties about 2 cm thick.
11. Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat.
12. Cook the köfte for 4 minutes per side until deeply browned.
13. Check that the center has no pink, then serve hot with salad and bread.