Turkish cuisine · Meat & Kebab

İzgara Köfte

Juicy grilled meatballs with cumin and onion.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 600 g ground beef
• 1 onion
• 3 tbsp breadcrumbs
• 1 tsp cumin
• Parsley

Instructions

1. Grate the onion very finely and squeeze lightly; chop the parsley finely.
2. Knead the ground beef with onion, breadcrumbs, cumin, parsley, salt and pepper thoroughly for 3 min until the mixture binds.
3. Rest in the fridge for 15 min – this keeps the köfte from cracking while frying.
4. With lightly oiled hands, form 8 flat, elongated köfte (about thumb-thick).
5. Preheat the grill or grill pan well and fry the köfte for 3–4 min per side until they have grill marks outside and are just done inside.
6. Serve hot – rice, bulgur or a strong salad go well with it.