Classic Köfte Recipe - Homemade Turkish Meatballs

Step 1

Place all of your meatball ingredients into a bowl or onto a large plate.

Step 2

Now use your hands to mix and knead the mixture.

Step 3

Knead the köfte mix for a few minutes.

Step 4

Now take a golf ball size of the mixture and roll into a ball in your hands.

Step 5

Pat it down to form a flat, circular köfte.

Step 6

Keep doing this until you have used all the meat mixture.

Step 7

You should end up with roughly 20 köfte meatballs.

Step 8

If you have time refrigerate the meatballs for at least 30 minutes to firm them up.

Step 9

When you're ready to cook your köfte, heat a non-stick frying pan on a medium to high heat.

Step 10

Fry your köfte in batches for around 5 minutes on each side until brown.

Step 11

Rest your köfte on kitchen paper for a couple of minutes before serving.