I’m excited to share this Kofta Kebab, which is one of my all-time favorite things to grill. This is perfect for when you want to take a break from grilling burgers, but you also kinda want a burger, since this is basically a Mediterranean-style meatball on a stick. Enjoy!
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Going to give this a try. I have found wooden chopsticks work better than bamboo skewers. They are thicker and meet is less likely to spin.
Can't grill over open flame?
Chef, please go lookup what a "Schwenker" is 🙂
I learned to make this from my Syrian neighbors. We couldn't talk to each other, but good food doesn't need an interpretation. She used pine nuts, touch of cinnamon, garlic and the lemon zest..heaven! Shes the one that taught me to use 2 skewers instead of one so as the fat melts ( the fat that always there) when you turn the meat on the grill, it won't "spin"..
I just made this, well the meat mix, I haven't cooked them over the charcoal grill yet, but I test-fried a small piece and it's very very good. I wanted to leave your recipe a good review on allrecipes but it kept having a login error so I wasn't able to, but I'd have given it 5 stars! Now to make tzatziki, garlic mayonnaise, pita, and Greek salad to go with it…
I have been looking for a recipe that re-creates the street vendor grilled kebabs I had in Marrakesh back in 1985. As leftovers, this came close. Served on a baguette with a (believe it or not) pico de gallo topping.
Okay, nice meat on stick. But, why the stick? You didn't use the stick to cook them, you didn't use the stick to eat them…. Just extra work and extra expense.
Yeah, I have metal saber type skewers for making the Persian version of Kofta, Koobideh, but for what you just made, there's no point in a skewer.
I've made a similar recipe, but used a completely different spice mixture. I seasoned mine with cumin, coriander, ginger, Aleppo, sumac, and fenugreek. And it was freaking delicious. I'm sure this recipe is great too.
you are 100% correct about ingredients loosing their flavor when being blender choped. I learn it the hard way by not " feeling " the peppermint and the parsley on meatballs
so you tried the kimin version and you rejected it?
toasting the bread for the kebab mix I think it needs some kind of a award
Just to be a bit of a wise-ass round things DO have sideS. An inside and an outside 😀
Chef John, you left your Apple Airpods on your plate…
Is it ok to make the mixture over 2days
I'd recommend soaking the bamboo skewers in water for a few minutes before shaping the kebabs. This way it won't burn on the grill.
I tried your recipe last weekend and my family & kids loved it. Made extras for next day and was still very tasty. Thank you for posting the tutorial.
I just switched the sound off and could watch a very inspiring food video!
Just use two wood skewers to replicate the metal flat plane
Thanks for sharing chef John 🧑🍳👍
Probably stating something that a lot of people know, but you can make tahini sauce with yogurt instead of water it is really good, extra creamy and might be "the best of both worlds" if you are trying to decide between tahini and yogurt.
I love kofta. I like to simmer the browned kofta in a crushed tomato, cilantro,mint, onion, coriander, garlic and Aleppo pepper sauce and serve with rice and a Mediterranean bread salad using toasted pita.
Kofta! I've been looking for a recipe for this! It was my favorite dish when I lived in Ankara as a kid. Thank you so much. ^.^
These look easy and awesome. Nice.
Best to use real charcoals and not briquettes or similar, for this type of grilling.
4:50 funny you should say that since one of our most loved and signature meat dishes here in Romania, but also in Turkey is basically a "meat log" which is just a long meatball or a skinless sausage (you pick), we call them 'mici' (i have no idea why) which translates to 'small ones'
Shame on you WHOEVER YOU ARE!!!
IN THIS recipe if you want to name is as that !! You used to be a real cook! What the F* happened to you? You are not a cook any longer 🤪
Very good!
I would say cumin is kind of essential in köfte.
Bon appetit
Wheat works well cause middle eastern folks use bulgar wheat. Similar hardiness
Why not just chop the bread with some taboulleh?
Naan bread.
Excellent dish chef
It’s pronounced coof tah
Yummy! Do you have a tabouleh recipe?
I made a variation of this recipe was outstanding. I used all ground lamb, but made it as burgers on a small grilled naan bread with tzatziki sliced cucumbers and sliced garden tomato. It was outstanding!! I wish I could post a picture here. I call them Kofta Lamburgers.
Add some Cumin and a tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil to the mixture as well… I love serving this with a little feta cheese too.
https://youtu.be/YxV2z-teDC8
This looks amazing gonna try this one too.
I love the Lebanese recipes.
Don't forget to soak your bamboo in water or they start on fire
If you want them to be really delicious make these with out the stick and bake them in a tahini sauce and serve over fried potatoes its called kofka in tahini sauce its so delicious.
I'm making these with h-burger and chorizo 'cos that's what I have – I'm cooking them in the air fryer
Kefta is a Lebanese soul food.
You are just “The Best” Thank you Chef John!!
Just make sourdough Pita or Naan, so easy using sourdough discard.
I bought kofta meatballs from loblaws in Canada. I cooked 4 and uses tzaziki as a sauce on side. I went to heaven. My home smelled amazing fir rest of the day. I'd Love to try ur creation it looks heavenly.
the meat may be juicy but the geometry jokes are dry
Love your positivity as well as the joy of finding your videos about any new recipe I'd like to try. Thank you Chef John! 😎
What a lovely presentation and an amazing recipe!
Thank you so much!