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Icli Kofte
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Icli Kofte

14 ingredients 7 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

871
Calories
38g
Protein
74g
Fat
17g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Pine Nut 1 oz (28g) 191
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Bulgur not in our table 0
Veal not in our table 0
Meat not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 500 g bulgur
  • 250 g veal minced meat
  • 250 g lamb minced meat
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper
  • 2 tablespoons cumin
  • 3 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • oil (for frying)
  • 2 large onions, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 100 g walnuts, finely chopped
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • rusk crumbs
  • salt

Directions

1

In a saucepan put the onions with the butter and a little bit of salt and sauté them. Add the lamb minced meat and the pine nuts and sauté until the minced meat has absorbed all the fluids and is granular.

2

Take the mixture off the heat and add the parsley, the walnut crumbs and the salt. Spread the bulgur in a pan, add the red pepper, cumin, salt and a cup of water and knead well all the ingredients. Add the veal minced meat and knead again.

3

Shape this mixture into small, long and narrow meatballs. With your finger press the edge of each meatball so as to open up a hole and stuff it with the mixture of lamb minced meat and then close it well.

4

As soon as you have filled all the meatballs, put over the heat a saucepan with 4-5 cups of water and some salt and as soon as the water comes to a boil, add the meatballs and let them boil for 20 minutes.

5

Take them out with a straining spoon and let them cool off. Then dip them one by one into a mixture of egg and rusk crumbs and fry them in hot oil. These meatballs are very spicy and are served as an hors d’ oeuvre.

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Category:Cyprian Recipes

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Category:Cyprian Meat Dishes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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