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1.9 KiB
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51 lines
1.9 KiB
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%title Lamb kofte with cardamom rice
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%template food
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:food:recipe:meat:
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## Ingredients
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### Cardamom rice
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| 2 cups | long grain rice |
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| 2 | cardamom pods, cracked |
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| 1 | bay leaf |
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| pinch | salt |
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| 1tbsp | ghee |
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### Meatballs
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| 1lb | ground lamb |
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| 1 | small onion, minced |
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| 3 cloves | garlic |
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| 1tbsp | sesame seeds |
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| 1tsp | mustard seeds |
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| 1tsp | cumin |
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| 2tsp | za'atar |
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| 1/2tsp | aleppo pepper |
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| 1/2tsp | salt |
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### Sauce
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| 1 tube | tomato paste |
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| 1tbsp | harissa paste |
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| 2 | fresh tomatoes, chopped |
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| 2tbsp | olive oil |
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| 2c | chicken or vegetable broth |
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## Preparation
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1. Combine ingredients for rice in a pot, bring to a boil, cover, reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes
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2. While the rice is cooking, toast the whole spices, grind them, and mix well with the other spices, onion, garlic, and lamb, forming into meatballs
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3. Brown the meatballs in the olive oil, turning once before removing to the bowl again
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4. Add the tube of tomato paste to the still hot oil and stir, making sure to get as much of the fond mixed in as possible
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5. Once the tomato paste reaches a dark rust color, add the broth, tomatoes, and harissa; test for salt and bring it to a simmer
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6. Add the meatballs in and simmer for a minute before turning them once and covering the pan to simmer for at least 10 minutes
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Serve the kofte and sauce over the rice. Drizzle with [toum](toum) and serve with [tzatziki](tzatziki).
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