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Spicy beef koftas with onion salad

Spicy beef koftas with onion salad

Name: Spicy beef koftas with onion salad
Cuisine: Greek recipes
Ingredients: 500g minced lean beef; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; Good handful chopped fresh coriander, plus extra sprigs to serve; 2 onions, grated; 1 green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped; 4 tbsp olive oil; For the onion salad; 2 small red onions, finely sliced; Juice of 1 lemon; 2 tsp sea salt

Easy
August 2008

Easy
August 2008

Test kitchen approved

Takes 25 minutes to make, plus 1 hour’s soaking

Chef Bill Granger loves to serve these beef koftas with onion salad wrapped in naan or wholemeal flatbread with mango chutney, yogurt and salad.

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Per serving (based on 6): 237kcals, 15.7g fat (4.6g saturated), 19.4g protein, 5.4g carbs, 3.8g sugar, 1.9g salt

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Ingredients

500g minced lean beef
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
Good handful chopped fresh coriander, plus extra sprigs to serve
2 onions, grated
1 green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
4 tbsp olive oil

For the onion salad

2 small red onions, finely sliced
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tsp sea salt

Method

To make the onion salad, place the onions in a bowl, cover with cold water and add a few ice cubes. Set aside to soak for 1 hour, then drain and pat dry with paper towel. Put in a small bowl and stir in the lemon juice and sea salt. Set aside.
When the onions have nearly finished soaking, preheat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4. Put the beef, cumin, ground and fresh coriander, grated onions and chilli in a bowl with some seasoning and mix well with your hands. Shape tablespoonfuls of the mixture into 24 balls.
Heat a large, non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. When hot, add the oil and a few koftas, with plenty of space between them. Cook for 2-3 minutes, until browned all over. Transfer to a large baking sheet and continue to brown the rest. Place the koftas in the hot oven for 5-6 minutes, until cooked through, then remove them and drain on kitchen paper. Alternatively, you can cook these on a barbecue along with the tuna kebabs.
Put the beef koftas on a serving platter, scatter with the onion salad and extra coriander sprigs and serve with raita.