Main Course
Turkish Pan-Fried Köfte
Classic homemade Turkish meatballs seasoned with cumin and parsley, pan-fried until golden brown and served with pickles.
- Gluten-free
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Servings
- 4
Some ingredients may contain gluten; check the package labels.
Ingredients
How many servings?
- 1 onion
- ½ bunches parsley
- 500 g ground beef
- ½ cups (100 ml) gluten-free breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 4 tbsp sunflower oil
- 4 pickles
Method
- Grate the onion and squeeze out the juice; finely chop the parsley.
- Knead the beef with the onion, parsley, breadcrumbs, egg, cumin, salt and pepper for 3–4 minutes.
- Rest the mixture in the fridge for 10 minutes, then shape finger-shaped köfte with wet hands.
- Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat. Cook the meatballs for about 8–12 minutes, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides and cooked through.
- Serve hot with the pickles.