Lamb Kofta Recipe
User Reviews
4.9
42 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
22 mins
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Servings
6
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Calories
85 kcal
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Course
Dinner
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Cuisine
Greek, American, Middle Eastern
Lamb Kofta Recipe
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This Lamb Kofta is full of warm spices, sautéed onions and garlic, Italian parsley and baked in the oven. Serve it with hummus, rice and a cucumber tomato salad.
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Ingredients
Lamb Kofta:
- 1/3 cup pine nuts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ yellow onion (peeled and roughly chopped)
- 4 cloves garlic (peeled and smashed)
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 pound ground lamb
- 2 tablespoons finely minced Italian parsley (from a small handful of parsley)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil (for baking sheet)
For Serving:
- Cucumber and tomato salad (for serving)
- hummus (for serving)
- pita (for serving)
- Grilled lemons (for serving)
Instructions
To Make Lamb Kofta:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- In a medium skillet, set over medium heat, add the pine nuts. Toast for about 2 to 3 minutes, until lightly golden brown. Transfer to a food processor and allow to cool. Alternatively, you could chop everything up if you don't have a food processor.
- To the same medium skillet, pour in a teaspoon or two of olive oil. Add the onion and smashed garlic. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer to the food processor, along with the salt, cumin, paprika and coriander. Pulse until everything is minced into small bits.
- Pour into a medium bowl. Add the lamb and finely minced Italian parsley. Mix together gently until everything is combined. Brush a half baking sheet with a teaspoon of olive oil. Using a medium cookie scoop, add mounds of the lamb kofta to the baking sheet, placing them about 2-inches apart.
- Transfer to the oven to bake for 10 minutes, until lightly golden brown on the tops and cooked throughout. Feel free to halve a lamb meatball in order to ensure doneness.
- Serve with rice, hummus, cucumber and tomato salad and pita.
To Store:
- Keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. You can reheat them in a microwave on high for 1 minute. OR you can add them to a skillet set over medium-low heat with a lid covered and cook until warmed throughout, about 5 to 7 minutes.
Notes
- Tips and Tricks:
- Be sure to add the spices and salt to the onion mixture. This will help avoid any pockets of salt and/or spices.
- Don’t over mix the lamb mixture. This will create tough meatballs. However, you still want to mix them up because you want to be sure the onion mixture is evenly dispersed.
- The high heat from the oven ensures super moist but delicious meatballs.
- Lamb beef kofta - There are variations to this recipe and sometimes people combine ground beef and ground lamb. You can definitely do that with this recipe!
- Lamb kofta accompaniments - I like to serve this with rice, grilled lemons, hummus, a little tomato and cucumber salad and pita.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
6g
Calories
85kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
583mg
(24%)
Potassium
72mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
9mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 85 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 6g | |
| Calories | 85kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 583mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 72mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 9mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.9
42 reviews
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