Kofta or “Kofte” is a popular meatball type of dish in Turkey and the middle east. We have many kofta recipes and kebabs in Turkish cuisine. Here is an excellent Kofte recipe the way we make it at home, easily using a food processor. The great thing is you can freeze and cook whenever you want to have a ready meal. Even though I use only beef for making the koftas, you can use a mix of beef and lamb which can give an extra flavor. Ingredients For Turkish Kofta Recipe: 500gr. ground meat (you can use 30% lamb if you like and preferably at least 20% fat) 2 medium-size onions 4 tbsp ground stale bread/bread crumbs a big handful of parsley (optional) 1 tsp each black pepper, salt, paprika 1/4 tsp baking soda (optional) – you can add 3-4 drops of lemon juice over the baking soda before you add it. To serve: 1-2 big firm tomatoes 6-8 green sweet peppers olive oil to brush the griddle or pan Utensils: I use a cast iron griddle to cook the koftas but you can also use, preferably non-stick frying pan How To Make Turkish Kofta / Kofte: Making Kofte Mixture: Traditionally we make the kofte mixture by hand by grating the onions, chopping fresh herbs if used, and mixing the other ingredients in a bowl well. But you can easily do these steps in a food processor. If your food processor isn’t so big you can only chop the onion and parsley and continue mixing in a bowl In a food processor add onion cut in four, parsley. If you are using stale bread soak it in water to soften then squeeze out excess water and add to the onion parsley mixture. Process until they have fine pieces, avoid over-processing, and don’t make
Kofta or “Kofte” is a popular meatball type of dish in Turkey and the middle east. We have many kofta recipes and kebabs in Turkish cuisine. Here is an excellent Kofte recipe the way we make it at home, easily using a food processor. The great thing is you can freeze and cook whenever you
