This highly requested family recipe delivers the ultimate Middle Eastern kofta. Made with a flavorful blend of beef and lamb, these kebabs are guaranteed to be juicy, tender, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious.
Ingredients
Instructions
Place the grated onion in a fine-mesh sieve over a bowl and press firmly with the back of a spoon to extract most of the juice. Reserve the onion pulp.
Tear the hot dog bun into small pieces and place them in a small bowl. Pour the collected onion juice (or water) over the bread. Let it soak for 3–4 minutes until completely soft.
In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, ground lamb, squeezed onion pulp, salt, black pepper, baharat, parsley, and flour (if using).
Squeeze the excess liquid out of the soaked bread and add the softened bread to the meat mixture.
Mix everything together with your hands until well incorporated and the mixture becomes slightly paste-like.
If making meatballs, roll into 2-tablespoon portions. Otherwise, mold the meat mixture into long finger shapes around wooden or metal skewers. (Tip: Wet your hands with any leftover onion juice while shaping for extra flavor!)
Bake:
Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C.
Place the kofta kebabs on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or foil. Cover with another piece of foil and bake for 10–15 minutes.
Grill finish:
While the kofta is baking, preheat your grill to high and grease the grates well. Transfer the par-baked kofta straight from the oven to the hot grill. Grill for 5 minutes or less, just until you get nice grill marks and a deep brown color.
Garnish with fresh herbs and enjoy hot with side dishes and dips like toomeya, taktouka, or tahini sauce.
Nutrition
- Calories
- 140 kcal
- Carbohydrate Content
- 2 g
- Protein Content
- 9 g
- Fat Content
- 10 g
- Cholesterol Content
- 37 mg
- Sodium Content
- 175 mg
- Fiber Content
- 0.2 g
- Sugar Content
- 0.4 g
- Saturated Fat Content
- 4 g
- Trans Fat Content
- 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat Content
- 5.3 g
- Serving Size
- 1 serving
