KOFTA or KAFTA RECIPE
Kofta; Kofta bi sannieh Lebanon This mixture is great on skewers over charcoal, as patties, or as the Lebanese dish Kofta bi sanniyeh, baked in the oven with potatoes and tomatoes.
2 1/2 lbs finely ground lamb or beef
2 cups tighly packed washed and picked parsley
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves or 1 TBS dry mint leaves
1 large onion, cut up for food processor
1 tsp bhar helou
1 tsp salt, more to taste
1/2 tsp ground black pepper, or to taste
Food processor, mixing bowl, baking pan if doing in oven, or wood or metal skewers. IN a food processor, chop onion extremely fine. Add parsely and mint and until you have a fine - not liquified - homogeneous mixture.
IN THE OVEN: FOR kafta bi sanniyeh add 1/2 cup bread crumbs, one or two tablespoons of water and an egg (optional)Kofta bi sanniyeh
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