From the first bite of the oriental minced meatballs from Izmir you can tell that Turkish cuisine is so much more than just kebab.
For a long time, when people thought of Turkish cuisine, they thought of the snack bar around the corner. Their spectrum extends far beyond kebabs. These juicy, smoky koftas from Izmir on the Aegean coast are an integral part of my repertoire.
Köfte with vegetables and Turkish rice Köfte recipe: oriental minced meatballs © Wolfgang Schardt; Maria Grossmann (styling); Roland Geiselmann (food styling)
Ingredients for the kofta:
500g minced meat (beef and/or lamb)
1 large onion
2 cloves of garlic
2-3 stalks of parsley
1 egg
1 tbsp paprika pulp
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp turmeric
½ tsp dried oregano
salt and pepper
Vegetables:
400g potatoes
5 tomatoes
5 green long peppers
For the sauce:
For the Turkish rice:
400g basmati rice
1 ½ tbsp butter
15g vermicelli
Salt
Preparation: