Meatballs with Mozzarella Cheese

Ingredients 1 pound ground beef or turkey 1.5 cups shreded mozzarella cheese 1.5 cups chopped onoins 1/2 bunch chopped parsley 1-2 cups flour 1 egg Salt and blackpepper Frying oil Directions Mix all ingredients in a bowl.(except the flour) Shape the mixture into equal sizes of oval meatballs. Press them down in the middle to flatten them out. Dip the […]

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Anchovy Rissoles (Hamsi Koftesi)

Ingredients 1/2 kg fresh anchovy fillets (finely chopped) 2 tablespoon parsley (finely chopped) 1 tablespoon fresh mint (finely chopped) 4 cloves garlic (crushed) 3 slices stale bread (soaked in water and squeezed) maize flour salt and pepper oil to fry Directions Mix the chopped anchovies, herbs, spices, bread and garlic thoroughly, form into flat oval rissoles, dip in maize flour […]

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Samsun Kofte (Samsun Meat Loaf)

Ingredients 750 gr. minced meat 2 medium onions 2 eggs 200 gr. sliced kasar or gruyere cheese 2 slices bread salt, pepper and thyme to taste Directions Soak bread in water and squeeze dry. Combine meat, grated onion, egg yolks, bread, salt and pepper in a bowl. Knead for 10 minutes. Grease Pyrex casserole dish and press meat mixture evenly […]

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Köfte (Turkish meatballs)

Ingredients 2 medium-size slices of crustless stale bread, soaked briefly in water or galetta flour For frying: 75 g (3 oz) plain flour, 150 ml (1/4 pint) vegetable oil 500 g (1 lb) minced lamb or beef 1 medium-size onion, grated thickly 2 tablespoons fresh chopped mint, or 1 tablespoon dried mint 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley 1 clove of […]

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Izmir Köfte

Ingredients 350 g mince a tin of chopped tomatoes 1 onion 1 bunch parsley 2 cloves of garlic some stale, baked bread 1 egg some oregano, salt, pepper 3 sweet Pepperoni Directions Köfte is the name given to anything made from mince, which resembles rissoles, but is a little different. Köfte themselves should be very small, totally unlike rissoles. However, […]

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