Izmir Kofte (Meatball)

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Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Ready in: 45 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

300 gr medium ground beef/chicken
4 tbsp breadcrumbs
1 medium size onion, finely grated
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped
1 egg
1/4 tbsp cumin,
1/4 cup red pepper
1/4 cup black pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup liquid oil..... to fry
4 tbsp flour..... for frying
2 large tomato, peeled, seeds discarded, cut in cubes.... for sauce
1 tbsp butter........... for sauce
1 tbsp crushed tomato, in a can...........for sauce
1/2 o cup water , depending on how juicy you want the sauce to be I used 1/2
salt and pepper .as per taste......for sauce
1 tbsp oregano....for topping
1 cubanelle pepper, stems cut off, seeds discarded.... for topping

Cooking Instructions

Mix all the ingredients (ground beef/chicken, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic. parsley, egg, cumin,red pepper, black pepper and salt) using your hands in a large bowl.

Divide it in 12 pieces and make perfect balls.

Pour the liquid oil in a frying pan and heat it up.

Place the flour on a plate and roll each ball in it. Fry the balls evenly for about 3-4 minutes till its cooked and crispy.

Afterwards, place them on a paper towel to soak up extra oil. Arrange in a casserole dish.

To prepare the sauce, put all the sauce ingredients in a small pot Cook for about 3-4 minutes over medium heat. Pour the sauce all over the balls. Sprinkle oregano on top and arrange cubanelle peppers on top.

Preheat the oven to 375 F (180 C). Place the dish on the middle rack of the oven. Cook for about 30 minutes. Then serve

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★	Food Techie 01/19/08 04:39 PM	Sounds yummy Will make it tonight for dinner. We are vegetarians, so thinking of substituting Meat with Veggie Meat. Hope it will turn out good.