Cig Kofte

Cig Kofte ( Çiğ Köfte) is the one of the Turkish favorite fast food dishes.

Ingredients:

500 gr. ground beef ( Ground 3 times) 750 gr. fine bulgur 2 medium oninos ( finely chopped) 3 cloves garlic (grated) 5 tbsp isot (hot pepper) 2 tomatoes (grated) 2 tbsp tomato paste 1 tbsp pepper paste 1/4 cup oil 2-3 tbsp salt 1-2 tbsp cumin 1/2 cup chopped parsley 6 fresh green onions ( finely chopped) 2 lemon juice

Place chopped onions, garlics and tomato in a large bowl. Add meat and start kneading for two minutes. Then slowly add the bulgur and oil and knead. Add pepper paste, tomato paste, salt, isot and cumin. Deep your hands in cold water occasionally to ease the process. Weigh down and knead them very well all together for about 45 minutes. Make sure that the bulgur is softens enough. Add parsley, lemon juice and green onions and knead 5 more minutes. Take a small piece give it a cylinder shape with your palms, squueze and live fingers marks on it. Place green salad leaves on a service plate. Arrange the cig kofte on them. Serve with lemon wedge. Enjoy!

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