Turkish · Dinner
Fried Meat and Bulgur Patties (High-Protein)
Turkish-style patties made from beef and bulgur, bound with egg and cottage cheese for protein, seasoned with cumin, paprika and parsley, shaped by hand and shallow-fried until deeply crisp outside and juicy within. Served with lemon wedges and yogurt.
$5
20 minsPrep
12 minsCook
32 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
612Calories
52.3gProtein
33.8gFat
24.1gCarbs
4.2gSugar
5.4gFiber
870mgSodium
392mgChol
11.2gSat Fat
870mgPotassium
150mgCalcium
5.8mgIron
3.4mcgVitamin B12
9mgVitamin C
protein-rich
low-carb
high-fiber
high-protein
Instructions
1
Prep
Soak the bulgur in 1/4 cup (60ml) hot water for 10 minutes until softened, then drain excess liquid. Finely grate the onion and mince the garlic.
2
Build
Mix the ground beef, drained bulgur, egg, cottage cheese, grated onion, garlic, chopped parsley, cumin, paprika, salt and pepper by hand until combined.
3
Chill
Cover and rest the mixture in the fridge for 15 minutes to firm up.
4
Fry
Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Fry the 3 patties for 4 to 5 minutes per side until deep brown and cooked through.
5
Plate
Transfer the patties to a plate and serve hot with lemon wedge and yogurt on the side.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 13 oz371g ground beef
- 1/2 cup80g fine bulgur, soaked and drained
- 22 large eggs
- 1/2 cup112g full-fat cottage cheese
- 4 tbsp36g onion
- 2 clove2 clove garlic
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp parsley
- 2 tsp2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp1/4 tsp black pepper
- 4 tbsp60ml olive oil, for shallow-frying
- 22 lemon wedge
- 4 tbsp60g plain yogurt
