Kate's kwality kofta kebabs

lostkat · 28-09-2008, 17:23

I made these on holiday in Cyprus and they went down extremely well with everyone, so I thought I'd post up the recipe here if people wanted to try it out. They're best done on the BBQ by a sexy Frenchman, but I'm sure they'd be just as nice done under the grill or on a griddle pan

This recipe will make around 24, which will serve around 8 people.... or 5 VERY fat, greedy pigs

Ingredients
1.5kg minced lamb (or beef if you like)
1 large onion, finely chopped
couple of handfuls of coriander, roughly chopped
couple of handfuls of flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped
4-5 cloves of garlic, crushed
handful of feta, crumbled
salt & pepper to taste
splash of olive oil to bind together
any other herbs/spices you wish to add for extra flavour

Method

1. Put all the ingredients into a very large bowl and squidge together with your hands until everything is evenly mixed.

2. Roll the mixture up into short sausage shapes and place on a plate. Leave in the fridge for an hour or so. It just lets them settle and makes them less likely to fall apart during cooking. You can press them around wooden skewers if you wish, but it's a fiddle.

3. If cooking on a BBQ, place the koftas in a burger holder thing (see below). It presses them down a bit for even cooking and makes turning them much easier.

4. Cook until browned on one side, then flip and brown on the other side. I think we cooked ours for about 3-4 mins either side.

5. Heat up some pita breads on the BBQ (ours were freshly made at a local bakery and tasted incredible) and crack open a can of KEO

6. Serve to the waiting ravenous beasts, accompanied with some salad and potato wedges... or whatever you like really

7. Sit back and stare in horror as your beautiful, lovingly hand-crafted koftas are recklessly devoured

Special thanks to Will for his ~~enormous wang~~ guidance on kofta crafting and excellent BBQ-making skillz

leowyatt · 28-09-2008, 17:25

They look very nommy

What on earth is Mel doing????

Haly · 28-09-2008, 17:27

They look gooooood

Might try that with some quorn sometime.

lostkat · 28-09-2008, 17:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by leowyatt

They look very nommy

What on earth is Mel doing????

Why she's doing a little dance of course because they were SO good

lostkat · 28-09-2008, 17:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haly

They look gooooood

Might try that with some quorn sometime.

Not really convinved it'd work with quorn in all honesty because it doesn't bind together very well at all. You might need to add a beaten egg or something to try and get it to bind together.

Haly · 28-09-2008, 17:31

Worth a go, thanks for the advice

leowyatt · 28-09-2008, 17:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by lostkat

Why she's doing a little dance of course because they were SO good

of course we always dance when we get your cooking

the cookies especially so!

oh and I see burble got the "special" cutlery

Will · 28-09-2008, 18:46

You can also do them with chicken too.

Turkey's not a common Med ingredient, but it might work.

Kate did a fantabulous job I don't think I deserve credit as I just told her what ingredients were needed and how to make 'em, and she improvised - I honestly thought they were better than any of the ones in the restaurants we visited.

Just as a point to note, you don't normally put feta in, but it worked bloody well!

Haly · 28-09-2008, 18:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kitten

Jen, you could do it with chicken or turkey too

I'm weird

(which you knew already

) Only like quorn mince, proper mince of any sort just makes me a bit

So I'll give it a go with quorn anyhow

lostkat · 28-09-2008, 19:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Will

Just as a point to note, you don't normally put feta in, but it worked bloody well!

Genius idea that was

28-09-2008, 17:23	#1
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	Kate's kwality kofta kebabs I made these on holiday in Cyprus and they went down extremely well with everyone, so I thought I'd post up the recipe here if people wanted to try it out. They're best done on the BBQ by a sexy Frenchman, but I'm sure they'd be just as nice done under the grill or on a griddle pan This recipe will make around 24, which will serve around 8 people.... or 5 VERY fat, greedy pigs Ingredients 1.5kg minced lamb (or beef if you like) 1 large onion, finely chopped couple of handfuls of coriander, roughly chopped couple of handfuls of flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped 4-5 cloves of garlic, crushed handful of feta, crumbled salt & pepper to taste splash of olive oil to bind together any other herbs/spices you wish to add for extra flavour Method 1. Put all the ingredients into a very large bowl and squidge together with your hands until everything is evenly mixed. 2. Roll the mixture up into short sausage shapes and place on a plate. Leave in the fridge for an hour or so. It just lets them settle and makes them less likely to fall apart during cooking. You can press them around wooden skewers if you wish, but it's a fiddle. 3. If cooking on a BBQ, place the koftas in a burger holder thing (see below). It presses them down a bit for even cooking and makes turning them much easier. 4. Cook until browned on one side, then flip and brown on the other side. I think we cooked ours for about 3-4 mins either side. 5. Heat up some pita breads on the BBQ (ours were freshly made at a local bakery and tasted incredible) and crack open a can of KEO 6. Serve to the waiting ravenous beasts, accompanied with some salad and potato wedges... or whatever you like really 7. Sit back and stare in horror as your beautiful, lovingly hand-crafted koftas are recklessly devoured Special thanks to Will for his ~~enormous wang~~ guidance on kofta crafting and excellent BBQ-making skillz __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

28-09-2008, 17:25	#2
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	They look very nommy What on earth is Mel doing???? __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

28-09-2008, 17:27	#3
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	They look gooooood Might try that with some quorn sometime. __________________ Halycopter

28-09-2008, 17:31	#6
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Worth a go, thanks for the advice __________________ Halycopter

28-09-2008, 18:46	#8
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	You can also do them with chicken too. Turkey's not a common Med ingredient, but it might work. Kate did a fantabulous job I don't think I deserve credit as I just told her what ingredients were needed and how to make 'em, and she improvised - I honestly thought they were better than any of the ones in the restaurants we visited. Just as a point to note, you don't normally put feta in, but it worked bloody well! __________________ *No No!*

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