Jordanian kofta with tahini
Pan-browned meatballs baked in a creamy tahini, yogurt, and lemon sauce. Serves 4; preparation and cooking times are estimates.
This baked kofta pairs ground meat with a tahini and yogurt sauce. Brown the meat first, then finish cooking it in the oven covered with the sauce.
Ingredient allergens
Allergen listDocumented presence
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Sesame
Tahini
Ingredients without verified allergen data 7
Ingredients without verified allergen data: Ground meat, Onion, Garlic, Vegetable oil, Plain yogurt, Water, Lemon.
Method
- 01
Mix the meat
Finely chop one onion and the garlic. Mix them with the ground meat until evenly combined.
Ready to continue when: The onion and garlic are evenly distributed through the meat.
5 min - 02
Shape and brown the meatballs
Shape the mixture into meatballs about 4 cm across. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a skillet over medium heat and brown them, turning to color all sides. Transfer them to an ovenproof dish; they do not need to cook through at this stage.
Ready to continue when: The meatballs are browned on the outside and in the baking dish.
8 min - 03
Sauté the onion and make the sauce
Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in the same skillet. Thinly slice the other onion and sauté until soft and golden. In a bowl, whisk the tahini with the yogurt, juice of half a lemon, and water until smooth; stir in the sautéed onion.
Ready to continue when: The onion is soft and golden, and the smooth sauce is combined with it.
13 min - 04
Bake
Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Pour the sauce over the meatballs and bake until the sauce bubbles and the meat is cooked inside, about 20 minutes.
Temperature: 200 °C / 392 °FReady to continue when: The sauce is bubbling and the inside of a cut meatball no longer looks raw.
20 min
Ingredients
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