Super Delicious Beef Kofta ( Beef Meatball)
One summer evening on the beach of Aegean sea in Turkish, I for first time had this amazing delicious kofta in my life. I was surprised that ground beef could be cooked with such flavorful taste. I have been trying to make beef kofta since I came back. I have tried several different spices combination, finally I came up with this 12 different kinds of spices combination. All the spices used for this recipe are affordable and available at either a health food store or an Asian or Middle-Eastern market. They are very good! Serve with yogurt, flat bread, lettuce, tomato and cucumber.
Ingredients;
- 11/3 pound 10% fat Organic ground beef
- 6 cloves garlic finely minced
- 5 tbsp finely chopped purple onion
- 5 tbsp finely chopped cilantro
- 11/2 tbsp cumin powder
- 1tsp fennel seeds
- 1 tbsp cinnamon powder
- 1 tsp all spice powder
- 1 tbsp chili pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh Thai chili pepper
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp ginger powder
- 2 tsp fresh grounded black pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp sumac
Preparations:
- Prepare each item listed above according and put all the ingredients together in a large bowl.
- Put a clear and clean glove on and start to mix with the hand until it is smooth and you feel tightness under your finger.
- Make a meatball shape or flat burger shape. Cook them on electric grills, flat fry pan or just BBQ.
Note: At the unforgettable summer BBQ party in Turkey, I also have great dessert Baklava with ice cream. Those are so good, I feel that I can live there forever. Maybe someday I will move to Turkey for the blue sea and wonderful food.
You can also find baklava recipe here.
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