Skewered Ground Meat

luvinlif2k's Note:

Otherwise known as "Kafta", this recipe comes from Iraq. Though the recipe calls for ground beef or lamb you can also substitute ground turkey. From "Extending the Table".

• Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb lamb
• 1 onion (finely minced or grated)
• 1 egg , beaten
• ¼ cup breadcrumbs
• ¼ cup fresh parsley leaves , finely minced
• ½ teaspoon salt (to taste)
• pepper
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

1. Wet hands in water and mix all ingredients together thoroughly.
2. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours.
3. Dampen hands and pat mixture around 6 skewers into long, flattened patties about 1 1/2 inches wide and 4-5 inches long.
4. Grill or broil in oven until browned and cooked through, about 10-12 minutes.
5. Serve with pita bread or rice.
6. SUGGESTION: While meat mixture sets in the refrigerator marinate large chunks of tomatoes, onions, green peppers, or eggplant in a sauce made of equal parts of olive oil and lemon juice with a dash of salt and pepper. thread vegetables on skewers and grill them alongside the meat.

Reviews

[Sarinaw]

This tastes just like what I had when I was a nanny for an Iraqi family. Thank you! I really enjoyed this, DH thought it tasted like Meatloaf. Thanks!