Kofta Tahini
Kofta Tahini is a Middle Eastern ground beef recipe that is poured in tahini sauce and baked in the oven.
Ingredients
- 500 grams Ground Beef 80% Lean and 20% Fat
- 50 grams Parsley, Chopped
- 1 cup Red Onion, Chopped
- 1 tablespoon White Flour
- ½ cup Tahini paste
- 1-1.5 cup Warm Water
- 4 tablespoons Lemon Juice
- 1 teaspoon Salt (For seasoning the Ground Beef)
- ½ teaspoon Salt (For Tahini Sauce)
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
Instructions
Seasoning the Ground Beef
- Combine the ground beef, salt, black pepper, chopped parsley and red onion into the large bowl.
- Use your clean hand to mix it together.
- Transfer into the baking pan and use your hand to flatten into a round & uniform layer. Make sure the ground beef mixture covered the entire pan.
Making the Tahini Sauce
- Pour the tahini paste, water, lemon juice and salt into the plate bowl. Stir to mix
- Once the tahini paste is fully dissolve and the sauce is thicken, set it aside for later use.
Cooking & Baking
- Cover the baking pan with aluminum foil. Make sure you put small hole to let the steam exit during the simmering process.
- Simmer the spiced ground beef for 10 minutes or until there is less juice. Do not overcook the ground beef.
- Pour the tahini sauce and gently spread evenly.
- Transfer into the oven and let it broil for 10 minutes or until the top layer became brown.
- Remove from the oven and let it cool down for 5 minutes. Serve it with rice, pita bread and salad.
Notes
- Do not overcook the ground beef since the juices will fully evaporate.
- To help the ground beef mixture bind together, add 1 tablespoon of white flour.
Nutrition
Serving: 4gCalories: 536kcalCarbohydrates: 11.8gProtein: 39.4gFat: 37.2gSaturated Fat: 9.7gCholesterol: 113mgSodium: 750mgPotassium: 685mgFiber: 4gSugar: 1.8gCalcium: 169mgIron: 8mg
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