Hello from TINA KASHIAN! Mediterranean kufta is a delicious alternative to the traditional meatball. The recipe is made with ground lamb, but you can also use ground beef or turkey. The seasonings are what make this dish different. You can also serve the kufta with tahini sauce (which I will share another time) or even tomato sauce. I hope you enjoy this recipe!
Ingredients:
1 lb ground lamb (you can also use ground beef or turkey)
¼ cup chopped onion
3 tsp minced garlic
2 tsp dried oregano
½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
1 large egg
½ cup breadcrumbs
¼ cup freshly chopped parsley
1 tsp dried mint or 1 tbsp freshly chopped mint
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place ground meat in a large mixing bowl. Add onion, garlic, oregano, cumin, salt and black pepper.
Mix well. Add egg, breadcrumbs, parsley and mint. Mix well.
Form mixture into "meatballs" and place on a baking sheet. Tip: I use a parchment-lined baking sheet for easier clean up. It also prevents the kufta from sticking to the baking sheet.
Bake for 15-30 minutes. Turn
each kufta halfway through baking time.
Enjoy your kufta!
What is your favorite dish with ground meat? Please share!
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Love my Mom's recipe for lasagna that an Italian neighbor taught her. I was fortunate enough to get the recipe written down before Alzheimer would have prevented it. I actually stood beside Mom and as she shook ingredients in her hand, I would measure them. When I had a first version of the recipe, then I would fix it and Mom was taste and we fine tuned the recipe until it got Mom's full approval.
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I really wish I had done that with my grandma's biscuits. I know what ingredients she used, and she never really measured any of them, but I haven't quite hit on the same taste and texture as hers.
DeleteHi Kay, I love lasagna and it's one of my husband's favorite Italian dishes. My mother never measured anything either. I remember watching her and trying to write down the ingredients. A pinch of this. A handful of that. Now that she has passed, I try to make her recipes. They come close, but never exactly like hers. Other people like the dishes and say they are the same. But they are different to me. I think it's my memory of her cooking.
DeleteAn interesting recipe. Thanks for sharing. I have a number of favorite dishes with ground beef. Taco meat with my own mix of spices, stuffed peppers, meatballs with my own mix of spices, chili,etc
ReplyDeleteHi Lori, My two daughters love taco night. I also enjoy it because we can each add the ingredients we enjoy most. It's messy but fun.
DeleteBook looks to be a great read! As for the recipe. It looks great too. Wonder how it would do in a sauce for an appetizer. Will have to give it a try. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHello! Thanks for stopping by. I've never had it as an appetizer, but I don't see why you can't try it. My friends enjoy it when I prepare it. Thanks!
DeleteSpaghetti & meatballs is one of our favorite meals but I always hesitate to do meatballs because I am not sure of when they are completely done when cooking them in a skillet so baking them will be the answer to that problem! I like the idea of using cumin in meatballs. It's something I use in all of my Tex-Mex recipes. I've never used lamb. I don't think here in east Texas it's a common ingredient but we'll see if it's available because now I'm curious! Thank you for sharing the recipe.
ReplyDeleteHi Linda! If I can't easily find lamb, I will substitute ground beef or turkey. and spaghetti and meatballs are also a favorite in my house.
DeleteWe like spaghetti and meatballs. We do taco Tuesday a lot! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
ReplyDeleteBoth spaghetti and meatballs and taco night are popular in my house. I have taco Tuesdays often!
ReplyDeleteI love using every kind of ground meat.BIG Yes to tacos,enchiladas,lasagna,Italian sauces,meatloaf,Salisbury steak,stuffed veggies,moussaka,pasticcio, Swiss steak, burgers, you name it! Meatballs, yum! I make every kind besides just Mom's Sicilian, including Swedish, Asian, & Greek, served with tzakziki. Meatball sandwiches are always a fave! I've gotten a lot of good ideas thru the years using Pinterest, too!
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I love meatballs in spaghetti. My polish grandmother made spaghetti every Sunday, always with meatballs. Your recipe for meatballs sounds really good. Would like to try it. conney.parkhurst@gmail.com
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