Ingredients
- 500 gram minced beef
- 1/2 a red onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- small handful fresh mint leaves
- few sprigs of fresh parsley
- 1/2 a teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 a teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 a teaspoon ground nutmeg
- small handful of pine nuts
- pepper and salt to taste
- olive oil for greasing
Kitchen equipment needed
- Large bowl
- Cutting board & chef’s knife
- Small skillet
- Grill pan
- Optional: skewers
Preparing the beef kofta — 10 minutes
Finely chop the red onion and garlic cloves, as fine as you can, or use a grater. RINSE the mint leaves and parsley and finely chop them. ROAST the pine nuts in a dry small skillet for a minute. Be careful they won’t turn too dark.
Coarsely chop the pine nuts and combine the pine nuts, minced beef, red onion, garlic, mint, parsley and the ground herbs. SEASON with pepper and salt. Divide into 8 equal parts and use your hands to create the desired size. You can use skewers, or roll them into flat little balls or whichever you prefer. You can set them in the fridge for half an hour, this way they will keep their shape during grilling, but that’s optional.
Grilling the beef kofta — 10 minutes
HEAT the grill pan on high heat. GREASE the kofta with a little bit of olive oil. PLACE them on the hot grill pan and cook them for about 4 minutes on both sides.
Serve with a green salad and plain cooked rice or you can serve it with a delicious couscous salad. In Greece they usually serve kofte with tzatziki. See below for our Tzatziki recipe:
Based on 2 Review(s)
Kennedy Cole@KCole's Creative Corner says
June 22, 2015 at 2:44 AMI love all of those spices in that beef! Looks delicious!
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ohmydish says
June 22, 2015 at 8:48 AMThanks! Let us know what you think of it after making it yourself :)
We’re definitely going to check out your page!
A_Boleyn says
June 22, 2015 at 7:41 AMThey look delicious. I’ll have to give them a try one day.
ohmydish says
June 22, 2015 at 8:50 AMThanks, go for it! Another easy recipe :)
FoodFu App says
June 22, 2015 at 8:44 PMWe made this recipe last night with parsley, mint and ground beef from our CSA. It was so flavorful and delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe!!!
ohmydish says
June 23, 2015 at 8:26 AMSo great to hear you made beef kofta using this recipe!
Gourmet Getaways says
July 2, 2015 at 6:33 AMOh I love Kofta, these look so delicious!
Thanks for sharing :)
ohmydish says
July 2, 2015 at 9:03 AMKofta sure is a delicious meal!
Sam says
July 16, 2015 at 10:00 PMI loooove beef kofta but have not been able to replicate the kofta I get at this Afghan restaurant nearby. I’ll try your recipe next!
ohmydish says
July 17, 2015 at 9:08 AMSo, how was it on the Afghan kofta hamburger you made?
Sam says
July 20, 2015 at 2:37 PMHaven’t tried it yet. :] That is from my current kofta recipe, which I like, but I want better. More research is needed… Ground beef is on sale this week so I may try your version soon!