Name: Kafta Bil Tahinah (Ground Meat with Tahini Sauce)
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 0.5 pound Ground Beef; 1 Onion; 1 cup Fresh Parsley; 2 teaspoon Salt; 1 dash Ground Black Pepper; 1 dash Ground Cinnamon; 1 cup Water; 1/2 cup Distilled White Vinegar; 3/4 cup Tahini; 1/4 cup Lemon; 1/2 cup Pine Nuts

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Warmly spiced lamb kofta recipe (a kind of meatball-kebab hybrid) baked in a creamy, lemony tahini sauce served with flatbread.

Richard Smith

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- Serves 6 +

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0.5 pound Ground Beef

1 chopped Onion

1 cup chopped Fresh Parsley

2 teaspoon Salt

1 dash Ground Black Pepper

1 dash Ground Cinnamon

1 cup Water

1/2 cup Distilled White Vinegar

3/4 cup Tahini

1/4 cup juiced, freshly squeezed Lemon

1/2 cup Pine Nuts

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STEP 1

Mix the Ground Beef (0.5 pound), Onion (1), Fresh Parsley (1 cup), Salt (1 teaspoon), Ground Black Pepper (1 dash), and Ground Cinnamon (1 dash).

STEP 2

Grease a 40cm baking dish. Place meat mixture in the baking dish, covering the bottom, and pat down until smooth.

STEP 3

In a bowl mix the Water (1 cup), Distilled White Vinegar (1/2 cup), Tahini (3/4 cup), and Lemon (1/4 cup) and Salt (1 teaspoon) for the sauce.

STEP 4

Pour over the meat and garnish with Pine Nuts (1/2 cup).

STEP 5

Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 30 minutes, making sure meat is baked through.

STEP 6

Serve hot with fresh-cut, oven-baked fries.

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Richard Smith

It was good!! The sauce I made was slightly thin, though.

Sergio @ SideChef

Let us know how it goes, and remember to share a picture of your dish! 📸

vanessa

How was it?

Astrid Adam

Plan on making this for dinner tonight!