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Turkish Cuisine with Timeless Recipes
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Turkish Cuisine with Timeless Recipes
Ekşili köfte
Ekşili köfte is a traditional köfte dish. The meatballs are prepared with a combination of ground beef, rice, eggs, cumin, black pepper, and salt. Once formed, they are cooked in water and beef stock. The sauce is made from flour, egg yolks, lemon juice, and water, with red pepper as garnish.
It's poured over the meatballs, then served with bread or salad on the side. The dish is typically eaten with a spoon.
Ekşili köfte Authentic recipe
PREP 30min
COOK 45min
READY IN 1h 15min
Adapted from the gastronomy book Turkish Cuisine With Timeless Recipes, this recipe shows how to prepare ekşili köfte. In this variant, the meatballs are made with mutton, rice, onions, parsley, and pepper, then cooked in broth, which is thickened with a roux made with flour, lemon juice, egg yolks, and water.
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