Kofta HASSAN BASHA

KOFTA HASSAN BASHA

Author: Marisa López

Ottomans had a large impact on the Arab world- specially the Mediterranean part of the Arab world. Their influence reached not only the culture, language, clothes …. but also in the kitchen. This is one of Ottoman heritage dishes and one of my favorites. I recommend that you try it! you’d love it! 😋😋😋

Ingredients:

For kofta:

500 gr. ground beef,
Parsley and coriander chopped
2 onions
1 egg
2-3 tablespoons bread crumbs,
Salt
Black pepper
Boharat

For mashed potatoes:

6 large potatoes,
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup milk
Salt
Black pepper
Garlic powder
Cheese grated

Elaboration::

In a large bowl, mix the ground beef, grated onions, parsley and coriander chopped, egg, bread crumbs, salt and spices together with your hands.
Form small patties from the mixture forming a hollow in the centre of each patty,
Place the patties on a greased baking pan and bake at 200 degrees C until they turn dark brown,
For the mashed potatoes, peel the potatoes off and boil them,
Mash the boiled soft potatoes with a fork,
Melt the butter in a large saucepan,
Add the mashed potatoes and stir,
Add the milk while stirring,
Add the salt ,black pepper , garlic powder and cheese and cook for 5 minutes over low heat,
Place the mashed potatoes in a piping bag and pipe them into the hollow of the cooked meat balls,