Beef Kofta with Tahini Sauce

Name: Beef Kofta with Tahini Sauce
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: Serves 4 servings
Ingredients: For the kofta:; 1.1 lbs lean ground beef (500 grams); 1/4 bunch chopped parsley; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 1 small red bell pepper, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon mixed spice blend; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (for browning the kofta); For the sauce:; 1 cup plain yogurt (about 240 ml); 1/2 cup tahini (about 120 ml); 2 cups warm water (about 480 ml); Pinch salt; Pinch black pepper; Pinch dried mint; To garnish: toasted pine nuts, chopped parsley, and fluffed rice; For serving:; 1 oven-safe baking dish of suitable size; Requirements:

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How to make baked beef kofta with tahini sauce

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How to make baked beef kofta with tahini sauce

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Ingredients

90 minutes

Serves 4 servings

For the kofta:
1.1 lbslean ground beef (500 grams)
1/4 bunchchopped parsley
1medium onion, finely chopped
1small red bell pepper, finely chopped
2 clovesgarlic, minced
1 teaspoonmixed spice blend
1 teaspoonblack pepper
2 teaspoonssalt
2 tablespoonsvegetable oil (for browning the kofta)
For the sauce:
1 cupplain yogurt (about 240 ml)
1/2 cuptahini (about 120 ml)
2 cupswarm water (about 480 ml)
Pinchsalt
Pinchblack pepper
Pinchdried mint
To garnish: toasted pine nuts, chopped parsley, and fluffed rice
For serving:
1oven-safe baking dish of suitable size
Requirements:

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Steps

90 minutes

1

Combine all the kofta ingredients except the oil in a bowl. Mix well by hand until the mixture is smooth and holds together like a dough.
2

Shape the kofta mixture into small finger-shaped pieces.
3

Heat the oil in a skillet. Brown the kofta pieces on both sides, then remove and drain any excess oil.
4

Arrange the browned kofta pieces in the baking dish.
5

To prepare the sauce: Dissolve the tahini in the warm water, then add the yogurt, salt, black pepper, and dried mint. Whisk everything together until smooth and no lumps remain.
6

Pour the sauce over the kofta in the baking dish, then cover the dish with aluminum foil.
7

Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F (180°C) on the middle rack, with heat from both top and bottom, for 60 minutes until the meat is cooked through and the sauce has thickened. Remove from the oven.
8

Sprinkle with toasted pine nuts and chopped parsley. Serve with fluffed rice on the side.