Turkish · Dinner
Deep-Fried Spiced Beef Patties
Turkish deep-fried spiced beef patties made with ground beef, onion, garlic, cumin, and parsley, shaped into small ovals and fried until crisp outside and juicy inside. Served with garlicky yogurt sauce, lemon wedges, and a tomato-onion salad.
$4
15 minsPrep
10 minsCook
25 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
612Calories
37.8gProtein
45.6gFat
14.2gCarbs
3.8gSugar
1.9gFiber
1005mgSodium
238mgChol
11.9gSat Fat
620mgPotassium
98mgCalcium
4.3mgIron
2.4mcgVitamin B12
7.5mgVitamin C
protein-rich
low-carb
spice-route
thirty-min-meals
Instructions
1
Prep
Finely grate the onion and mince the garlic. In a bowl, combine ground beef, grated onion, minced garlic, finely chopped parsley, cumin, paprika, black pepper, and salt.
2
Build
Add breadcrumbs and egg yolk, mix until cohesive, then shape into 3 small oval patties about 1.5cm thick. Chill 15 minutes.
3
Fry
Heat vegetable oil to 175°C (350°F) over medium-high heat. Fry patties 4–5 minutes per side until deep golden-brown and cooked through.
4
Plate
Arrange patties with tomato, onion, and lemon wedge. Grate remaining garlic into yogurt and serve alongside.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 13 oz371g ground beef
- 11 onion
- 4 cloves4 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp fresh parsley
- 2 tsp2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp1 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp60g fresh breadcrumbs
- 22 small egg yolk
- 3 cups720ml vegetable oil, for deep-frying
- 6 tbsp90g plain yogurt
- 1 clove1 clove garlic, for the yogurt sauce
- 11 lemon, cut into a wedge
- 44 tomato slices
- 44 thin red onion rings
