Mediterranean Beef Kofta Kabobs – Beef Kafta
Mediterranean Beef Kofta Kabobs is so juicy and flavorful. Kafta can also be made using lamb. It is a mixture of meat, onions, and parsley that’s seasoned with Mediterranean spices. Kofta goes well with many dishes. It can also be used in wraps with a garlic aioli sauce, fries, lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles, or it can be shaped as burger patties and eaten as burgers. Kafta is also used in many other Mediterranean dishes such as casseroles, and stews, or formed into meatballs and used in that manner.
Equipment
- Medium bowl
- Measuring Spoons
- Cutting board
- Sharp knife
- Grill, or a griddle pan, or a roasting pan with a rack
- Skewers, if using a grill
- Ramekin, or a small bowl
- Tongs
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- ½ tablespoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 tablespoon garam masala or 7 spices
- 1 tablespoons and 1 teaspoons salt or to taste
- 3 medium onions thinly diced
- 3 tablespoons dried parsley
- Vegetable or olive oil for shaping the kabobs
Instructions
- Into a medium bowl, combine all the ingredients together. Mix using your hands until everything is well incorporated.
- Oil your hands using vegetable oil or olive oil, take a handful of the meat mixture, and shape it into a log that’s about 1 inch thick or slightly thicker by rolling it between your oiled hands. You might need to oil your hands every time you shape one of these “kofta logs” to prevent the meat from sticking to your hands.
- If you are using a grill, you could either thread the kofta kabobs onto skewers, or you could place them directly on the grill if the grill’s rack openings are not too wide that they would allow the kofta to fall through. Grill for approximately 6 minutes for well-done kofta kabobs. Grilling time may vary according to heat.
- If you are using a roasting pan with a rack, Set the oven to broil at high heat. Line the kofta onto the rack, place the pan on the rack that is one rack lower than the top rack, and broil for approximately 6 minutes for well-done kofta.
- You can serve with other grilled food, tabouleh, fattoush, or you can even turn them into burgers and serve them as burgers.