Kofta (Egyptian meat balls)

kofta, ready for being boiled

 Ingredients:

 

-1kg minced meat

-2 big grated onions

-4-5 cloves garlic

-salt, spices (as we like), chopped parsley

I. We mix all the ingredients together and we knead well.

II. we make meat balls, bit bigger as they will become smaller once they are boiled

III.Melt the butter, add some oil and arrange the meat balls into the pan.

IV.We pour water into the pan just enough to sink half of the meat balls, then we cover the pan and we let it boil on a small fire. From time to time pour water till kofta is well boiled. In the end, all the water will evaporate.

Instead of boiling kofta into the pan, we can just put the meat balls on a wooden stick and we grill it. Grilled kofta made of lamb meat is amazing! So tasty! :)

 

 We can eat kofta besides any kind of food - rice, okra, peas

grilled kofta

Ingrediente:

-1 kg carne tocata de vita

-2 cepe mari

-4-5 graunti de usturoi (optional)

-patrunjel tocat marunt (optional)

-sare, condimente dupa gust

I. Punem carnea intr-un vas, apoi adaugam ceapa data pe razatoare, usturoiul pisat, patrunjelul tocat marunt, condimentele si  sarea.

II. facem bilute de carne, ceva mai mari pentru ca vor mai "scadea" in timp ce fierb.

III.Topim untul si adaugam putin ulei, apoi asezam kofta in tigaie.

IV. Turnam apa in tigaie, cat sa acopere jumatate din kofta, acoperim tigaia si lasam sa fiarba la foc mic. Din cand in cand turnam apa, putin cate putin pana carnea este bine fiarta.

In loc sa le punem in tigaie, le putem pune pe un betisor si le punem pe gratar, ca micii romanesti. Kofta din carne de miel facuta pe gratar este foarte gustoasa!

Se serveste cu sos sau cu orice fel de mancare - orez, moloheya, bame. 

Pofta buna!