Köfte

To get good lamb mince here you have to go to a Turkish supermarket. I wanted to make Köfte and needed a mix of beef and lamb mince. I was looking for freshly minced meat, not the packaged stuff. The butcher at the supermarket cut up some meat and let it through the mincer. Great quality. I found a seasoning package near the butcher ciunter and read the ingredients list on the back. It covered what the people on the channel mostly used and was not full of fillers and other stuff I am allergic to.

Since this is my first time to prepare Köfte, I watched a couple of YT videos to get some basic skills. I decided to prepare them in the oven.

Secret ingredient for fluffy Köfte: 2 g baking soda 1/2 tsp lemon juice for the amount of meat.

Recipe for 4:

250 g lamb mince 450 g beef mince, köfte seasoning package

1 onion, 2 cloves of garlic, 50 g milk soaked white bread, 150 ml water, hand full of parsley, pepper, pul Biber

Mix meat with the seasoning and drain the white bread. Use a fine grater for the onion, drain a lot of the liquid and press the garlic.

Add water and finely chopped parsley and with your hands mix it well for 5 to 10 min. Put into a freezer bag and store in the fridge for 3 hours minimum.

Take an ice cream scoop and make equal size balls. Toss them between your hands to get the air out and flatten them a bit. Put on baking paper.

Add peppers or veggies you like and put them on the baking tray as well.

Preheat the ocen 180C fan and bake for 20 to 25 min. Turning once in between.