Turkish Kofte Meatballs
Recipe: #26548
July 15, 2017
Categories: Ground Beef, Lamb/Mutton, Appetizers, Christmas, Sunday Dinner, No Eggs, Spices, Kosher Meat, Beef Dinner, Ground Beef Dinner, more
"Homemade Turkish Meatballs known as kofte are the best things to happen on your dinner table. These are spicy, tender and perfectly juicy. It’s not a secret any more to make meatballs at home that are much tastier than store-bought ones. Note that prep time includes the time that meatballs sit in the refrigerator. Source: Give Recipe"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (137.2 g)
- Calories 271.6
- Total Fat - 15.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.4 g
- Cholesterol - 80.7 mg
- Sodium - 716.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 6.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1 g
- Sugars - 2 g
- Protein - 24.6 g
- Calcium - 27.6 mg
- Iron - 3.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 3.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a large bowl, combine ground beef, breadcrumbs, finely diced onion and mashed garlic.
Step 2
In a small bowl, mix baking soda, water and lemon juice. Pour this into the ground beef mixture and the spices.
Step 3
Mix well with your hand. Knead it for 10 minutes so that everything is combined well.
Step 4
Cover and let it sit in the refrigerator overnight or at least 2-3 hours. This helps flavors to meld and results in a better end-product.
Step 5
Roll them into meatballs.
Step 6
Brush a cast iron pan with little oil and heat it through.
Step 7
Cook the meatballs over the highest heat, flipping them over so that all sides are slightly cooked.
Step 8
Bring it to the lowest and continue cooking until done for about 10 minutes, shaking the pan or flipping them over occasionally.
Step 9
Cook the meatballs in batches until they finish or save some to freeze.
Step 10
Makes about 50 meatballs.
Step 11
This dish is great served with a yogurt-based sauce, Turkish Payaz salad http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/piyaz-salad---tomato-onion-salad---turkey-26476 or any regular salad of your choice.
Step 12
*NOTE: If you can’t find 80% lean beef, use a mixture of lamb and beef (50% lamb, 50% beef)*
Step 13
Prep time includes waiting the meatballs in the refrigerator.
Tips
No special items needed.