I made these a few weeks back and just haven't had a chance to post about them. This is a simple and tasty Middle Eastern Treat. The ingredients are as follows:
1 LB of Ground beef or lamb or a mixture of both. I like it mixed.
4 Cloves of Garlic
1 Tbs of Kosher Salt
3 Tbs of grated onion
1 bunch of parsley
1 Tbs Coriander
1 tsp Cumin
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp cayenne, we cut this back for the kids
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 or 2 whole lemons
1 head of green leaf lettuce
1 or 2 tomatoes
1 Cucumber (English if you can, smaller seeds more meat)
Start by smashing the garlic with the back of a nice broad knife like a chefs knife or something. Then sprinkle on a pinch of salt and grind this to a pulp with the back of the knife. I then mix this with the grated onion and a couple of teaspoons of chopped parsley. Then I add this mixture to the meat and mix, by hand is the best (use rubber gloves). Then I add the spices and a few grinds of black pepper. Mix this all together and form the meat into little sausages and put these on skewers. Stick them in the fridge if you can for a while to congeal around the sticks. Grill them until they are done. Basically I like to cook these all the way to well done. They hold together better that way.
While those are grilling, cut the lettuce into shreds. Think taco lettuce with its nice long strands. Chop up the tomato, cucumber and as much parsley as you like. Mix the salad bits together and squeeze the juice from your lemons into it with a little salt and pepper. Thats it. The nice lemony dressing brightens up the greens and make this amazing.
The final step is to load up your pita with a piece of Kofta, some salad and humus or other Middle eastern topping of your choice. Enjoy. Alf-mabruk on your Middle Eastern meal.
