Beef Kofta with Pine Nuts

Name: Beef Kofta with Pine Nuts
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 600g beef mince; 50g pine nuts, roughly chopped; 1 onion, very finely grated; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tsp ground allspice; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp chilli flakes; 1 handful fresh parsley, minced; tahini sauce and flatbread to serve

Lebanese grilled beef kofta enriched with pine nuts and Middle Eastern spices — juicy and aromatic. Squeezing every bit of liquid out of the grated onion before mixing it into the beef keeps the kofta firm enough to hold onto the skewers.

Total time

85 min

Prep

70 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Mediterranean

Ingredients

600gbeef mince

50gpine nuts, roughly chopped

1onion, very finely grated

3 clovesgarlic, minced

2 tspground allspice

1 tspground cinnamon

1 tspground cumin

1 tspchilli flakes

1 handfulfresh parsley, minced

tahini sauce and flatbreadto serve

Instructions

Squeeze all liquid from grated onion.

Mix beef with onion, garlic, pine nuts, all spices and parsley.

Refrigerate 1 hour.

Shape onto flat skewers in long oval shapes.

Grill over very high heat 10-12 minutes turning regularly.

Rest 3 minutes.

Serve with tahini sauce, flatbread and parsley salad.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

490

Protein

41.3g

Fat

34.5g

Carbs

7.3g

Fiber

Sodium

106mg

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