Turkish Butcher's Meatballs (Kasap Kofte)

2 lb ground beef

1 tsp salt to taste

1 onion, grated

2-3 cloves of garlic, smashed

½ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped

½ tsp thyme

½ tsp cumin

½ tsp black pepper

½ tsp crushed red pepper

 

Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl. Knead until the ground beef absorbs the ingredients.

Grab egg size or bigger pieces and make balls rolling them in between your palms. Then, flatten the meat balls as seen in the picture. 

Cook both sides over the grill until they get browned. Serve with salad and/or greens.

ENJOY

 

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TURKCE

1 kg dana kiyma

1 tatli kasigi tuz

1 sogan, rendelenmis

2-3 dis sarimsak, ezilmis

½ su bardagi maydanoz, ince dogranmis (istege bagli)

1 cay kasigi kekik

1 cay kasigi kimyon

1 cay kasigi karabiber

1 cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber

 

Butun malzemeleri genis bir karistirma kabinda guzelce karistirin. Elinizle guzelce yogurarak baharatlarin kiyma ile ozdeslesmesini saglayin. Yumurta buyuklugunde ya da daha buyuk parcalar koparin ve avuc iclerinizde yuvarlayarak esimde gorulen kofte seklini verin. Her iki taraflari da kizarana dek izgarada pisirin. Yaninda yesil salata ile servis edin.

AFIYET OLSUN

 

Ana Sayfaya Don

Baked Meat Balls (Firin Kofte)

1 lb ground beef

1 onion, grated

1 tsp cumin

1 tsp sea salt to taste

½ tsp fresh ground pepper

½ tsp crushed red pepper

4 Tbsp olive oil

Mix all the ingredients, but the olive oil. Then, knead for a couple of minutes for an even distribution of the ingredients. Grab egg size or bigger pieces and make circular patties. Place them over an oven tray greased with olive oil. Brush the tops of the meat balls with olive oil.

Bake them in a preheated 400F (200C) for about 25-30 minutes or until they get lightly brown.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

½ kg kiyma

1 sogan, rendelenmis

1 tatli kasigi kimyon

1tatli kasigi deniz tuzu

1 cay kasigi taze karabiber

1 cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber

4 yemek kasigi zeytinyagi

Zeytinyagi haric butun malzemeleri genis bir kapta karistirin ve bir sure elinizle yogurarak malzemelerin kiyma ile iyice butunlesmesini saglayin. Sonra, yumurta buyuklugunde ya da daha buyuk parcalar alin ve elinizle yuvarlak ve yassi kofteler yapin. Zeytinyagi ile yagladiginiz firin tepsisine dizin. 
Uzerlerini zeytinyagi ile yaglayin ve onceden isitilmis 200C (400F) firinda yaklasik 25-30 dakika ya da uzerleri kizarana dek pisirin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Super Bowl Recipe - Turkish Burger (Turk Burgeri)

Pita bread/hamburger buns

Lettuce leaves

Tomato, sliced

Onion rings

For the burger:

1 lb lean ground beef

1 small onion, diced finely/processed

¼ tsp black pepper

¼ tsp chili pepper

¼ tsp cumin

1 egg

½ cup bread crumbs (optional)

1 tsp salt to taste

2 Tbsp canola oil for frying

Take all the burger ingredients in a bowl and mix them all using your hands. Knead as you do dough for a few minutes and give it a ball shape. Then, cover and keep in the fridge at least 2-3 hours. Grab egg size or bigger pieces of ground beef mixture and give it a flat round burger shape using your palms. Do the same with the remaining mixture.

Heat up the canola oil in a skillet and fry both sides of Turkish burgers.

Immediately fill the Turkish burgers inside the breads and the other ingredients as well. Serve warm.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

Pita ekmegi/burger ekmegi

Marul/kivircik

Domates, dilimlenmis

Sogan, dilimlenmis

Kofte icin:

½ kg yagsiz kiyma

1 kucuk sogan, kucuk dogranmis/rendelenmis

1 yumurta

½ cay kasigi karabiber

½ cay kasigi kimyon

½ su bardagi ufalanmis ekmek (istege bagli)

1 tatli kasigi tuz

½ cay kasigi pul biber

2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi, pisirmek icin

Koftelik malzemeleri karistirin ve elinizle hamur yogurur gibi yogurun ve yuvarlak bir top yaparak birakin. Buzdolabinda agzi kapali olarak en az 2-3 saat dinlendirin. Sonra, yumurta ya da daha buyuk parcalar koparin ve yuvarlak kofte seklini verin. Geri kalan kiymadan da ayni sekilde kofte yapin.

Kanola yagini kizartma tavasina alin ve kizdiktan sonra kofteleri her iki tarafi da kizarana dek pisirin. Bekletmeden, ekmek arasina kofteyi ve diger malzemeleri resimdeki gibi doldurun. Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Tomato Soup with Meatballs (Kofteli Domates Corbasi)

1 cup tomatoes, crushed

2 Tbsp tomato paste

3 Tbsp canola oil

3 Tbsp flour

6 cups (1 ½ L) water

For the meatballs:

½ lb ground beef

¼ tsp black pepper

½ small onion, finely chopped

½ tsp salt to taste

Take meatball ingredients in a bowl and mix them all using your hands. Make hazelnut size or walnut size meatballs. Keep them in the refrigerator for about 15-30 minutes.

Meanwhile, take canola oil in a pot and stir in flour. Over medium heat sauté for about 3 minutes or until the flour turns yellow. Stir in tomato paste and tomatoes. Cook for about 3-4 minutes stirring occasionally.

Add 6 cups of water and bring to a boil. Add the meatballs and cook over low-medium heat until the meatballs are cooked (for about 15-20 minutes). Sprinkle with pepper.

Serve hot/warm.

ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 su bardagi domates, rendelenmis

2 yemek kasigi domates salcasi

3 yemek kasigi kanola yagi

3 yemek kasigi un

6 su bardagi (1 ½ lt) su

Kofteler icin:

250 gr kiyma

½ cay kasigi karabiber

½ kucuk sogan, ince dogranmis

1 cay kasigi tuz

Kofte malzemelerini bi kapta iyice karistirin. Elinizle yogurabilirsiniz. Cevizden biraz daha kucuk ya da findik buyuklugunde yuvarlak kofteler yapin. Buzdolabinda yaklasik 15-30 dakika dinlendirin.

Bu sirada, tencereye kanola yagini alin. Orta ateste unu 3 dakika kadar sararana dek kavurun. Salca ve domatesleri ilave edin. Yine 3-4 dakika kadar cevirin.

Alti su bardagi suyu ilave edin ve kaynamasini bekleyin. Kaynamaya baslayinca, kofteleri icine atin ve kisik ateste kofteler pisene dek pisirin (yaklasik 15-20 dakika). Karabiber serpin.

Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Sweet Peas with Meatballs (Kofteli Bezelye)

2 lb sweet peas
2 tomatoes, diced
1 tsp tomato paste
1 big carrot, sliced round
1 big potato, cut in cubes
1 Tbsp salt to taste
½ cup hot water

For the meatballs:
½ lb ground beef
1 egg
1/3 cup bread crumbs
1 small onion, finely chopped
½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper

Mix the meatball ingredients in a bowl. Grab pieces smaller than walnut and make little meatballs using your palms. Cover and keep them in fridge prior to use.
Meanwhile, take potatoes, sweet peas and carrots in a Pyrex dish. Sprinkle with salt and mix. Dissolve tomato paste in hot water. Take the meatballs out of the fridge and place over the vegetables. Pour the hot water with tomato paste over and add the tomatoes evenly as well.
Bake in preheated 400 F (200 C) oven for about 30-40 minutes or until meatballs and potatoes are cooked.
Serve warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 kg bezelye
2 domates, dogranmis
1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi
1 buyuk boy havuc, yuvarlak kesilmis
1 buyuk boy patates, dogranmis
1 yemek kasigi tuz
½ su bardagi sicak su

Kofteler icin:
250 gr kiyma
1 yumurta
1/3 su bardagi ekmek ici
1 kucuk boy sogan, kucuk dogranmis
1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber

Koftelik malzemeleri bir kapta karistirin. Cevizden biraz daha kucuk parcalar koparin ve yuvarlak kofteler yapin. Uzerlerini ortun ve buzdolabina kaldirin.
Diger yandan bezelye, dogranmis patates ve havuclari bir borcam tepsiye alin. Tuzlayarak harmanlayin.
Salcayi ½ su bardagi sicak suyun icinde cozundurun. Kofteleri buzdolabindan cikarip sebzelerin uzerine yerlestirin. Salcali suyu ve domatesleri esit olarak tepsinin uzerinde gezdirin.
Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda yaklasik 30-40 dakika kadar kofteler ve patatesler pisene dek pisirin.
Sicak servis yapin.

AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Baked Meatballs and Potatoes (Izmir Kofte)

1 lb ground beef
4 potatoes
2 cups tomato, petite diced
1 tsp tomato paste
½ cup + 1-2 tbsp canola oil
½ tsp sugar
½ cup bread crumbs
2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
½ cup hot water
1+1 tsp salt to taste
½ tsp black pepper

Mix ground meat, onion, 1 tsp salt, black pepper, bread crumbs and parsley in a bowl (feel free to use your hands for better mixing). Grab egg size pieces and make finger shaped meatballs. If have time, leave the meatballs in the fridge for about 1-2 hours.
Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and cut them like apple slices. Fry them lightly in ½ cup of canola oil and place over a round oven tray. Sprinkle 1 tsp salt over. Leave the middle of the tray for the meatballs.
In a saucepan, place canola oil, tomatoes and tomato paste. Saute for a couple of minutes then, add hot water. Cook for about 5-6 minutes. Stir in the remaining salt and sugar.
Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C). Place the meatballs in the middle of the tray and pour the tomato sauce all over the tray. Bake till potatoes and meatballs are cooked (for about 30-45 minutes).
ENJOY

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½ kg kiyma
4 patates
2 su bardagi domates, kucuk dogramis
1 tatli kasigi domates salcasi
½ su bardagi +1-2 yemek kasigi kanola yagi
1 cay kasigi seker
½ su bardagi ekmek ici, kiriklanmis
1 sogan, ince dogranmis
2 yemek kasigi maydanoz, ince dogranmis
½ su bardagi sicak su
1+1 tatli kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi karabiber

Kiyma, sogan, 1 tatli kasigi tuz, karabiber, ekmek ici ve maydanozu bir kapta guzelce karistirarak yogurun. Yumurta buyuklugunde alin ve parmak seklinde kofteler yapin. Zamaniniz varsa kofteleri buzdolabinda 1-2 saat dinlendirin.
Diger yandan patatesleri soyun ve elma dilimi seklinde dilimleyin. Yarim su bardagi kanola yaginda hafifce kizartin. Yuvarlak bir firin tepsisinin kenarlarina uzunlamasina patates dilimlerini dizin ve uzerlerine 1 tatli kasigi tuzun yarisini serpistirin.
Diger yandan 1-2 yemek kasigi kanola yagina domates, domates salcasi ve sicak suyu ilave edin. Yaklasik 5-6 dakika kadar pisirin. Geri kalan tuzu ve sekeri ilave edin.
Kofteleri tepsinin ortasinda kalan bosluga yerlestirin. Domates sosunu tepsinin uzerinde gezdirin. Onceden isitilmis 200 C (400 F) firinda kofteler ve patatesler pisene dek pisirin (yaklasik 30-45 dakika).
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Chicken Patties (Tavuk Koftesi)

1 lb ground chicken
1 cup bread crumbs
1 onion, grated
1 egg
1/3 cup parsley, chopped
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp paprika
1 tsp curry
1 tsp salt to taste
1/3 cup canola oil for frying

Mix all the ingredients but the canola oil in a big bowl. Then continue mixing with your hands for 3-4 minutes to make sure all the ingredients get together.
Grab egg size or any size you like pieces, and using your palms round them to make patties. Sizzle canola oil in a frying pan and fry both sides of Chicken Patties over medium heat.
Serve Chicken Patties warm.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg tavuk kiymasi
1 su bardagi ufalanmis ekmek
1 sogan, rendelenmis
1 yumurta
1/3 su bardagi maydanoz, dogranmis
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 cay kasigi kirmizi toz biber
1 tatli kasigi kori
1 tatli kasigi tuz
1/3 su bardagi kanola yagi, kizartmak icin

Genisce bir kasede butun malzemeleri karistirin ve elinizle 3-4 dakika yogurarak kiyma malzemelerinin birbiriyle butunlesmesini saglayin. Sonra, avuc icinizi kullanarak yumurta buyuklugunde ya da istediginiz buyuklukte parcalar alarak kofte seklini verin.
Kizartma tavasinda kanola yagini kizdirin. Orta ateste koftelerin her iki tarafini da kizartin.
Sicak servis yapin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Turkish Meatballs (Kofte)

2 lb ground beef/ beef and lamb mix
1 big onion, grated
1 egg
½ cup dry bread crumbs
1/3 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped (optional)

1 tsp summer savory
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp black pepper
1 tbsp salt to taste

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl using your hands. Then knead it like dough to bring all the ingredients together. Grab egg size pieces and round them in your hands like a hamburger or make finger shape meatballs as seen in the picture.
Grill or fry them in a pan with some canola oil till both sides turn golden brown.
Serve Turkish Meatballs with fried potatoes, shepherd salad or kidney bean salad.
This recipe makes about 20 meatballs.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 kg kiyma (dana ve koyun karisik olabilir)
1 buyuk sogan, rendelenmis
1 yumurta
½ su bardagi ufalanmis bayat ekmek ici
1/3 su bardagi taze maydanoz, ince kiyilmis (istege bagli)

1 tatli kasigi sater
1 cay kasigi kimyon
1 cay kasigi karabiber
1 yemek kasigi tuz

Butun malzemeleri buyuk bir tepsi ya da kasede elinizle karistirin. Malzemelerin butunlesmesi icin hamur yogurur gibi karisimi bir sure yogurun. Sonra yumurta buyuklugunde parcalar alin ve elinizle yuvarlak kofte ya da uzun parmak kofte seklini verin.
Kofteleri izgarada ya da tavada bir miktar sivi yag (tercihen kanola) ile her iki tarafi kizarana dek pisirin.
Kofteyi yaninda kizarmis patates, coban salatasi ya da piyaz ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
Bu tariften yaklasik 20 tane kofte cikar.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana sayfaya Don

Grilled Turkish Meat Balls (Izgara Kofte)

2 lb lean ground beef
1 big onion, grated or minced
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp cumin (optional)
1 egg
1 tbsp salt to taste

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Knead with your hands for about 5-10 minutes. Leave it in the fridge at least for 2-3 hours.
Grab egg size pieces and make round shaped thin meat balls. Repeat this until you use all the mixture. Then cook them over a barbecue or electric grill, till both sides get lightly brown.
Serve them while still hot.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
1 kg yagsiz kiyma
1 buyuk boy sogan, rendelenmis
2 cay kasigi kara biber
2 cay kasigi karbonat
1 cay kasigi kimyon (istege bagli)
1 yumurta
1 yemek kasigi tuz

Butun malzemeleri genis bir kapta karistirin ve elinizle yaklasik 5-10 dakika kadar yogurun. Kiyma karisimini buzdolabinda en az 2-3 saat bekletin.
Kiyma karisimindan yumurta buyuklugunde parcalar alin, yuvarlak ve ince kofte sekli verin. Butun kiymadan kofte yapin. Sonra tercihen mangal ya da izgarada her iki taraflari da kizarana dek pisirin.
Sogutmadan sicak sicak yiyin.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Lady's Thigh Kofte (Kadinbudu Kofte)

1 lb ground beef
1big onion, chopped
½-1 bunch of fresh parsley, chopped
½ cup rice, washed and drained
1 cup hot water
1 tsp+ ½ tsp salt to taste
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp black pepper

For Frying:
½ cup canola oil
2 eggs, beaten
¾ cup flour

Boil rice in a cup of hot water and add ½ tsp salt. Leave it to cool.
Cook 2/3 of ground beef in skillet till its color turns to brown over medium heat. Then, stir in onion and the remaining salt. Cook till onions get soft over low heat (3-4 minutes). Finally, stir in the parsley and the spices and turn the heat off.
In a large bowl mix the cooked ground meat mixture, rice and the remaining raw ground beef. You can knead with your hands if you like.
Cover the mixture and leave in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
Take egg size pieces and make egg shapes and flatten with your hands (the shape in the picture). In a frying pan, sizzle oil. Place flour in a wide plate. In another plate beat the eggs. First dip the koftes in flour, make sure the koftes to be covered evenly with flour. Then dip into egg and fry both sides until they get lightly golden brown.
For a thicker coating; after dipping into egg, again dip into the flour and then fry.
This recipe makes about 10-14 Lady’s Thigh Kofte.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
½ kg kiyma
1 buyuk boy sogan, dogranmis
½-1 demet maydanoz, dogranmis
½ su bardagi pirinc, yikanip suzulmus
1 su bardagi sicak su
1 tatli kasigi+1 cay kasigi tuz
1 cay kasigi kimyon
½ cay kasigi karabiber

Kizartmak icin:
½ su bardagi sivi yag (tercihen kanola yagi)
2 yumurta, cirpilmis
¾ su bardagi un

Bir bardak sicak suda pirinci pisirin. Bir cay kasigi tuz ilave edin. Sogumaya birakin.
Kiymanin 2/3 unu bir tavada rengi kahverengiye donene dek orta ateste pisirin. Sonra sogan ve geri kalan tuzu ilave edin. Soganlar pisene dek 3-4 dakika kisik ateste pisirin. Son olarak maydanoz ve baharatlari ilave edip atesten alin. Onceden ayirdiginiz cig kiymayi ve pirinci de ilave edip hepsini buyuk bir kasede karistirin. Isterseniz elinizle yogurabilirsiniz.
Kofte karisiminin uzerini kapatin ve buzdolabinda sogumasi icin 30 dakika kadar bekletin.
Kiyma harcindan yumurta buyuklugunde ve seklinde kofteler yapin ve elinizle bastirarak duzlestirin.
Kizartma tavasinda sivi yagini kizdirin. Genis bir tabaga unu koyun. Ayri bir tabakta yumurtalari cirpin. Kofteleri once una bulayin, sonra yumurtaya batirip her iki tarafini da guzelce kizartin. Koftenin disinin daha kalin olmasini istiyorsaniz yumurtaya batirdiktan sonra tekrar una bulayip kizartabilirsiniz.
Bu tariften yaklasik 10-14 Kadinbudu Kofte cikiyor.
AFIYET OLSUN

Ana Sayfaya Don

Inegol’s Traditional Meatball (Inegol Kofte)

1 lb lean ground beef
¼ cup bread crumbs
1 big onion, shredded
½ tsp cumin
¼ tsp black pepper
1 tsp baking soda
1 clove garlic, minced (optional)
2-3 stems parsley, finely chopped (optional)
1 tsp salt

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. And knead for 3-4 minutes to form a stiff mixture. Cover it and leave in the fridge for the night. Then, the next day make finger shape meatballs.

Shallow fry them in a skillet or grill. Make sure that all sides turn to a golden brown color.
You can serve Inegol’s Traditional Meatball with; pilaf, roasted peppers, French fries, kidney bean salad, tomato salad or onion salad and ayran.
ENJOY

History of Inegol Kofte

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TURKCE
½ kg yagsiz kiyma
½ cay bardagi ufalanmis kuru ekmek
1 buyuk sogan, rendelenmis
1 cay kasigi kimyon
½ cay kasigi karabiber
1 tatli kasigi karbonat
1 dis sarimsak, dovulmus (istege bagli)
2-3 dal maydanoz, ince kiyilmis (istege bagli)
1 tatli kasigi tuz

Butun malzemeleri bir kasede karistirin ve elinizle 3-4 dakika yogurun. Kiymanin sikilastigini goreceksiniz. Kiymayi agzi kapali olarak bir gece boyunca buzdolabinda bekletin. Ertesi gun, kiymadan uzun, parmak sekilli kofteler yapin.

Tavada az yagda her tarafini guzelce kizartin. Mangal ya da izgarada da pisirebilirsiniz.
Inegol Kofteyi yaninda; pilav, kozlenmis biber, patates kizartmasi, piyaz, sogan salatasi ya da domates salatasi ve ayran ile servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

Inegol Kofte'nin Tarihi

Ana Sayfaya Don