Turkish · Dinner
Grilled Meatballs
Turkish grilled beef meatballs called kofte, hand-shaped with onion, parsley and cumin, then charred over direct flame until blistered outside and juicy inside. Served with grilled tomato and pepper, lemon wedge and warm flatbread for scooping smoky pan juices.
$5
15 minsPrep
10 minsCook
25 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
433Calories
36.2gProtein
19.4gFat
28.9gCarbs
5gSugar
4.2gFiber
1371mgSodium
109mgChol
7gSat Fat
738mgPotassium
80mgCalcium
4.8mgIron
2.6mcgVitamin B12
35mgVitamin C
protein-rich
low-calorie
herb-salt
thirty-min-meals
all-time-classics
Instructions
1
Prep
Combine beef, onion, parsley, cumin, garlic, black pepper and salt in a bowl, kneading by hand until tacky and holding together.
2
Chill
Cover and refrigerate the mixture for 15 minutes until firmed up.
3
Grill
Heat a grill pan to high heat. Place two oval kofte on the grill with tomato and pepper pieces, cooking 3–4 minutes per side until charred and blistered outside.
4
Plate
Slide kofte onto a plate, arrange grilled vegetables and flatbread alongside, drizzle vegetables with oil and squeeze lemon over kofte.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 14 oz400g beef-ground
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp onion
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp parsley
- 1 tsp1 tsp cumin-ground
- 2 clove2 clove garlic
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp black-pepper
- 1 tsp1 tsp salt
- 22 small tomato
- 11 green bell pepper
- 2 tsp2 tsp olive oil
- 22 lemon wedge
- 22 small flatbread
