Grilled Beef Kafta
This is such a simple and filling Grilled Beef Kafta recipe that's ideal for entertaining or for a weeknight dinner. It's full of flavor and can be enjoyed on its own or paired with rice pilaf, served with pita bread, tzatziki, or homemade hummus. It is so easy to make and your whole family will love it.
servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef 85/15
- 1 small white onion cubed
- ¼ cup packed Italian parsley leaves
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- ¾ tsp. 7 spice or kafta spice
- 1 tsp. salt or more to taste
Instructions
- If using wooden skewers, soak skewers 30 minute before grilling.
- Remove the meat from the package and add into a bowl.
- In a food processor, add in the cubed onion. Pulse a couple of times until finely chopped but not pureed. Then add in the parsley leaves and pulse a couple more times to finely chop everything together.
- Remove the content from the processor and transfer it into the bowl that has the meat.
- Add in the spices and salt into the bowl and mix everything together very well.
- Using a thick flat surfaced skewer, skew the meat onto the skewer, as show in photos. If you don’t want to skew them, you can just form the same shape and grill them without a skewer.
- Preheat the grill.
- Spray the grill’s surface with some oil spray and grill the kofta pieces for about 3-4 minutes on each side or until cooked to your desired level of doneness.
- Serve immediately while hot with side of your choice.
Notes
- Kofta need some fat to keep the kebabs moist. Always use no less than 15% of fat in your ground. I use 80/20 or 85/15 always.
- You can use only black pepper or premade kafta spices if you cannot find 7 spice.
- If using wooden skewers, soak skewers 30 minutes before grilling. Also use the widest skewers you can find to hold up well.
- You can use grated or finely chop the onion and chopped parsley by hand if you prefer.
- Use other kinds of ground meat if you don’t like beef, you can substitute for ground chicken, or lamb.
- Be sure to not overmix the meat mixture when you are combining all of the ingredients together or the kofta mixture will become too soft and wont hold up.
- If the meat mixture is sticking too much to your hands, try wetting your hands with water before shaping the meat.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 302kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 572mg | Potassium: 387mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 597IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 3mg
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