Ground Beef Lebonese Kofta Kebabs

[BGKYSmoker]

Making these from a recipe i found. Recipe at bottom.

80/20 ground beef, 2.2 pounds

Chop 1 hand full of fresh mint.

Finely dice 1 med onion.

I didnt have any red sumac so i zested 1 lemon.

Mix the onion, mint , lemon zest olive oil. Add the dry and mix well.

Mix into meat.

All mixed. You can cover and fridge for 3-4 hours or overnight. Im going overnight.

These will skewer and put on kettle tomorrow, serving with nan bread and pita. I gotta find some taziki sauce.

How To Make Lebanese Kofta Kebabs
1kg beef mince (lamb can be used)
1 brown onion, finely diced
1 handful chopped mint (or parsley)
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp red sumac
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp sweet paprika
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
2-3 crushed garlic cloves
1 tbsp olive oil

 

[73saint]

Love this! My mom is from Syria, wish we were closer I’ve got a pile of sumac would have been happy to give you some. It’s a wonderful seasoning.

 

[BandCollector]

BGKYSmoker

If you have the ingredients lying around, here you go:

Tzatziki Sauce

3 Cups Greek Yogurt
Juice of one lemon
1 garlic clove, chopped
2 medium cucumbers, seeded and diced
About 1 T kosher salt for salting the cucumbers
1 T chopped fresh dill (can substitute mint leaves for a slightly different version).
Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Peel cucumbers, then cut in half lengthwise take a small spoon and scrape out the seeds
Dice the cucumbers and put in a colander, sprinkle on the 1 T of kosher salt and let stand for 30 minutes to draw out the water. Drain well and whipe dry with paper towel.

In a food processor with steel blades, add cucumembers, garlic, lemon juice, dill, and a few grinds of black pepper. Process until well blended, then stir this mixture into the yogurt. Taste before adding any extra salt, then salt if needed. Place in refrigerator for at least two hours before serving so flavors can blend. (This resting time is very important.)

This will keep for a few days or more in the refrigerator, but you will need to drain off any water and stir each time you use it.

Enjoy,

John

 

[thirdeye]

Watch a couple of 'how to' videos because there is unique forming with your palm when building the skewers.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

BGKYSmoker

If you have the ingredients lying around, here you go:

Tzatziki Sauce

3 Cups Greek Yogurt
Juice of one lemon
1 garlic clove, chopped
2 medium cucumbers, seeded and diced
About 1 T kosher salt for salting the cucumbers
1 T chopped fresh dill (can substitute mint leaves for a slightly different version).
Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Peel cucumbers, then cut in half lengthwise take a small spoon and scrape out the seeds
Dice the cucumbers and put in a colander, sprinkle on the 1 T of kosher salt and let stand for 30 minutes to draw out the water. Drain well and whipe dry with paper towel.

In a food processor with steel blades, add cucumembers, garlic, lemon juice, dill, and a few grinds of black pepper. Process until well blended, then stir this mixture into the yogurt. Taste before adding any extra salt, then salt if needed. Place in refrigerator for at least two hours before serving so flavors can blend. (This resting time is very important.)

This will keep for a few days or more in the refrigerator, but you will need to drain off any water and stir each time you use it.

Enjoy,

John

Thank you

 

[jcam222]

LOVE the flavors. I do a lamb based kofta. I think mine has pistachios in it too. I’ll have to try this with beef. Thanks for sharing.

 

[73saint]

LOVE the flavors. I do a lamb based kofta. I think mine has pistachios in it too. I’ll have to try this with beef. Thanks for sharing.

Try it with pine nuts too...yum!

 

[disco]

I love this. I may have to steal borrow this idea. Big like.