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Turkish Kofta & Potato In The Oven

Turkish kofta & potato slices cooked in the oven with tomato sauce. It is very healthy and easy recipe you can make with minced meat. This traditional Turkish Kofta & Potato is very popular in Turkey and mostly served with Turkish Rice Pilaf. It is possible to fry classic koftas on a stovetop served with pilaf. In this version, we are going to bake everything instead of frying. You can add different vegetables like eggplant too.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Turkish, turkish cuisine
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

For kofta mixture:

  • 1 onion
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1/2 bunch parsley
  • 2 slices of bread
  • 500 gr. ground beef Or better if half is ground lamb
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp each cayenne pepper and cumin
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

For veggies:

  • 3-4 medium same size potato
  • 2-3 tomatoes and green peppers

For the tomato sauce:

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste heaped
  • 2 cups or more hot water

Instructions
 

Preparing Koftas:

  • For the kofta mixture; add cut in 4 onions, garlic and bread pieces to processor. And process them until they are very small pieces.
  • And after processing, add ground beef, parsley, salt, black pepper, cumin and cayenne pepper.
  • To make the meatballs a little soft better, add some water and olive oil. And process them until you get well combined kofta mixture.
  • Shape the meatballs at the same size of potato and veggie slices. Because we want to get aesthetic show.

Slicing Veggies And Assembling:

  • Slice the potatoes and tomatoes in about 2 cm thickness.
  • Assemble koftas and veggies in a medium size tray. But using round tray isn’t necessary. You can use rectangular oven safe pan too.
  • If your peppers are thick cut them in 2 pieces. And then put them on top of the koftas and veggies.

Making Tomato Sauce:

  • In medium size pan, heat 2 tbsp olive oil. Then add tomato paste and stir them together until they are combined. And after 3-4 minutes, add hot water to make a thick sauce. And simmer 2-3 more minutes and turn off the heat.
  • Pour the tomato sauce all over the koftas and veggies. And bake in 200 celsius degree oven for 45-60 minutes.

Notes

To complete the menu; you can serve Turkish Lentil Soup, Ezme Salad and Turkish Rice Pilaf. And enjoy your menu!
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