İzmir Kofta Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 large potatoes,
• 400 gr. ground meat,
• 1 onion,
• 1 egg,
• 3 tablespoons bread crumbs,
• 1 handful minced parsley,
• 1 teaspoon black pepper,
• 1 teaspoon cumin,
• Salt,
• 2 tbsps flour,
• Vegetable oil for frying.

Sauce;

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil,
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste,
• 2 tomatoes, grated,
• 2 teaspoons paprika,
• 2 cups water,
• 1 teaspoon salt.

Preparation:

1. Add onion to the meat,
2. Stir in the egg, breadcrumbs, parsley, cumin, black pepper and salt, then mix well with your hands,
3. Form the meat mixture into long oval shaped patties,
4. Peel and slice the potatoes in half moon,
5. Heat vegetable oil in a pan,
6. Fry potatoes,
7. Coat koftas with flour and fry in the same oil,
8. Set potatoes and koftas into a baking dish,
9. ın a bowl combine all of the sauce ingredients and pour in the dish,
10. Bake in a 200 C degrees preheated oven for 15-20 mins.

Bon appétit…