Recipe
Turkish Meatballs in Sour Sauce (Eksili Kofte)
Posted by : unknown
Preparation time : 30 Min
Cooking time : 30 Min
Level of difficulty : Low
Ingredients
4 servings
- Meatballs
- 500 gr medium ground beef
- 1/2 cup rice, washed and drained
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 pinch cumin
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 6 cups hot water with 1 cube beef stock
- Sauce:
- 2 tbsp flour
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 lemon juice
- 2 tbsp water
- Garnish:
- 1 tsp butter
- 1 tsp red pepper
Preparation
- Place the rice in a bowl and pour 2 cups hot water over it. Wait for 5 minutes and drain. Add in the ground beef, egg, salt, pepper and cumin. Knead with your hands. Make little balls (chest nut size) and put aside.
- Put 6 cups hot water in a large pot with the stock. When it boils, put the Kofte (meatballs) into the water slowly. Remove the foam from the surface with a spoon. Cook for about 20-25 minutes on medium-low heat.
- Whisk the sauce ingredients in a bowl (flour, egg yolks, lemon juice, water). Take one ladle of juice from the pot with the Kofte. Mix it with the sauce, then pour it all back slowly into the meatball pot. Cook for 5 more minutes. Pour in service bowls.
- Melt the butter in a small pan. When you see bubbles, turn the heat off. Then add in the red pepper. Mix with a spoon and pour all over the Kofte Meatballs.
