Beef Köfte With Tomato Butter Sauce And Yogurt Recipes

KOFTE KEBAB WITH TOMATO SAUCE AND YOGHURT (YOğURTLU KöFTE KEBABI)

Steps:

• Make the tomato sauce first. Fry the onion in the oil until soft. Add the garlic and chilli pepper, and stir for a moment or two. Put in the tomatoes, season with salt, pepper and sugar, and cook over a medium heat for 10 minutes until they soften. Open out the pitta and toast them until they are crisp, then break them into small pieces in your hands. For the kofte kebabs, season the minced beef or lamb with salt and pepper, and work it into a soft dough with your hands. Add the onion (if using) and the parsley, and work into the meat. Shape into sausages about 2cm thick and 7cm long. Arrange them on an oiled sheet of foil on a baking sheet and cook them under a pre-heated grill for about 8 minutes, turning them over once, until well browned outside but still pink and moist inside. Spread the pieces of toasted pitta at the bottom of the serving dish and sprinkle over a pinch of sumac. Pour the hot tomato sauce all over and top with a layer of the yoghurt beaten with a fork. Heat the butter or oil with the pine nuts and stir in the remaining teaspoon of sumac. When the butter or oil sizzles, sprinkle it all over the yoghurt. Arrange the meat on top and serve at once. Variation: For a rural yoghurtlu kebab, sauté small pieces of lamb in butter or oil with chopped onion, and salt and pepper. Serve on a bed of toasted and broken pitta bread and pour warmed yoghurt over the top. Mix a little paprika in sizzling butter and dribble over the yoghurt.

BEEF KöFTE WITH TOMATO-BUTTER SAUCE AND YOGURT

Steps:

• Place the grated onion, parsley, all the seasonings, the olive oil and the milk in a medium bowl and thoroughly mix.
• To the bowl with the onion mix, add the ground meat and knead thoroughly until very smooth.
• Cover and refrigerate the bowl with the meat mixture for one to two hours so that it firms up and is easier to handle.
• Make the tomato sauce: Remove the skins and the seeds of the tomatoes. Chop them and cook them in a medium skillet with the butter. Add the garlic, vinegar and sugar. Once they are slightly reduced, add the beef broth and mix to incorporate.
• Make a "test" meat patty: Take a small spoonful of the meat mixture, flatten it into a tiny patty and cook in a skillet. Taste and adjust the seasoning of the meat mixture as needed.
• Shape the meat mixture into small meatballs and flatten them slightly. Heat large, non-stick skillet under medium-high heat. Drizzle enough olive oil to the skillet to cover the bottom. Once the skillet is hot, place the meatballs in, making sure not to overcrowd it. Cook them on both sides until nicely brown.
• To serve: Toast some pita bread, cut it in wedges and place in individual warm plates. Spoon some warm tomato sauce over the pita, drizzle some room temperature yogurt sauce over the sauce, and arrange some meat patties on the bed of yogurt. Sprinkle with some parsley leaves and serve at once.

BUTTER BEEF

Steps:

• Place the beef and butter into a slow cooker. Sprinkle the onion soup mix over. Cover, and cook on Low for 8 hours, or High for 4 to 5 hours. Stir once or twice.

MOROCCAN KOFTE WITH SPICY TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Soak eight wooden skewers in water for 20 minutes, to stop them burning.
• Using your hands, mix the meat in a bowl with the onion, coriander, mint and plenty of seasoning. Shape into 8 sausages, about 10cm long, then thread a bamboo skewer through the centre of each.
• To make the sauce, heat the oil in a pan, add the garlic and briefly fry. Add tomatoes, harissa, sugar and seasoning. Simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 mins until sauce has thickened.
• Grill the kofte for 6-8 mins, turning until they are nicely browned (be careful not to burn the skewers). Spoon the sauce over a warm platter, drizzle over the yogurt and put the kofte on top. Scatter with pine nuts and serve with pittas or couscous (recipe, below).

BEEF PITAS WITH YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix yogurt, parsley, garlic and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Toss beef with herbs, pepper and remaining salt., In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat 2 teaspoons oil over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 4-6 minutes. Remove from pan., In same skillet, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add beef; cook and stir until no longer pink, 2-3 minutes. Serve on pitas; top with onion and sauce.

TOMATO YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat the oil and sauté garlic.
• Stir in tomato paste, oregano, and pepper.
• Stir until sauce is heated through.
• Remove from heat and stir in yogurt.
• Warm mixture on low heat just until it is warmed.

TOMATO SAUCE WITH GROUND BEEF (AND VARIATIONS)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large heavy saucepan; add onion; sauté over low heat, stirring, until tender and golden, about 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic, sauté 1 minute.
• Meanwhile, brown the ground beef in a skillet, stirring to crumble meat; drain off fat; add the onion mixture.
• OPTIONAL: now is when you would add the mushrooms, vegetables or red wine.
• Sauté until tender or until the wine is reduced by half.
• Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce and paste, 1 tsp salt, the basil, oregano, pepper and bay leaf.
• Heat over medium-low heat to simmering.
• Simmer, uncovered, over low heat, stirring occasionally until sauce is thickened and flavourful, about 1 hour 15 minutes.

TOMATO BUTTER SAUCE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Add the butter and Prego® Traditional Italian Sauce to a medium pot over medium-high heat. Cook until the butter is melted and the sauce is warmed through, about 5 minutes.
• Add the heavy cream and stir to combine.
• Serve the sauce over pasta.
• Enjoy!

LAMB KOFTE WITH GARLIC YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Make sauce:
• Stir yogurt with garlic and salt to taste.
• Make köfte:
• Cover bread with water in a bowl and soak 30 minutes, then squeeze bread to remove as much moisture as possible.
• Prepare grill while bread soaks.
• Transfer squeezed bread to a large bowl and add remaining köfte ingredients, then mix well with your hands until thoroughly blended. Divide lamb mixture into 16 portions and form each into a ball. Roll each ball into a 7- to 8-inch-long "cigar," rolling first between your hands and then on a work surface (be sure the köfte are thin enough for even cooking). Slide a skewer lengthwise through center of each köfte.
• Grill on oiled grill rack, turning over once, until golden and just cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes. Serve warm with yogurt sauce.