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Turkish Köfte  Recipe
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Turkish Köfte Recipe

11 ingredients 40 min 8 skewers openrecipes
Turkish Köfte  Recipe

If you visit Turkey, you'll see köfte—balls of ground meat (or sometimes ground vegetables) seasoned with onion, herbs, and spices—everywhere. The...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

369
Calories
27g
Protein
22g
Fat
16g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sumac not in our table 0
Peppermint 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

  • 1 pound ground lamb
  • 1 medium garlic clove, minced
  • 1/2 cup grated red onion, grated on the small holes of a box grater
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh Italian parsley
  • 2 teaspoons ground sumac
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh mint leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot paprika

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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