Easy Ground Beef Kebab Recipe

Easy Ground Beef Kebab Recipe - The nicest mediterranean ground beef kabob recipe recipe I have tried so far. I used a full teaspoon middle eastern spice and 1 teaspoon extra salt. I also added 2 tablespoons tomato paste, 1 teaspoon garam masala, some fresh mint, 1 tablespoon dried oregano and I only used fresh parsley (as I didn't have any coriander). I blended it in my blender and fried it on the fry pan with oil.

Easy Ground Beef Kebab Recipe

SERVING: 6-8

Preparation time                   Cook time

20 Minutes                             8 Minutes

Ingredients

• 1 medium yellow onion, quartered
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 whole bunch parsley, stems removed (about 2 packed cups parsley leaves)
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground lamb
• 1 slice of bread, toasted until browned and soaked in water until fully tender
• Salt and pepper
• 1 1/2 tsp ground allspice
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp ground green cardamom
• 1/2 tsp ground sumac
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• Pita bread to serve

Directions

1. Soak 10 wooden skewers in water for about 1 hour; remove from the water when you are ready to begin. Lightly oil the grates of a gas grill and preheat it to medium high for about 20 minutes.
2. Prepare the pita bread and the fixings. If you plan to, make the tahini sauce from this recipe
3. In a food processor, chop the onion, garlic, and parsley.
4. Add the beef, lamb, bread (be sure to squeeze out the water completely), and the spices. Run the processor until all is well combined forming a pasty meat mixture.
5. Remove the meat mixture from the food processor and place in a large bowl. Take a fistful portion of the meat mixture and mold it on a wooden skewer. Repeat the process until you have run out of meat. For best results, make sure each kofta kebab is about 1 inch in thickness.
6. Lay the skewered kebabs on a tray lined with parchment paper
7. Place the kebabs on the lightly oiled, heated gas grill. Grill on medium-high heat for 4 minutes on one side, turn over and grill for another 3-4 minutes.
8. Serve the kebabs immediately with pita bread, tahini and the fixings you prepared. See suggestions for sides and related recipes.