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Turkish Cig Kofte

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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes
Servings 5
Calories 564

Ingredients

  • 2 cups dark fine bulgur
  • ¾ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup pomegranate molasses
  • ¼ cup isot pepper flakes
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice freshly squeezed
  • 1 medium tomato finely grated
  • ½ medium onion finely grated
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp red pepper flakes
  • ½ tbsp cayenne
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 6 ice cubes
  • Lettuce leaves for serving
  • Lemon wedges for serving

Instructions

  • All ingredients ready? Let's begin!
  • Put all the ingredients except ice cubes and lemon juice in a stand mixer bowl. Start mixing them with the paddle attachments. Mix them for about 20 minutes to combine thoroughly.
  • At this stage, the bulgur will have absorbed enough liquid. Before continuing to knead, add half of the ice cubes so the bulgur stays dry.
  • Continue to knead for about another 20 minutes.
  • The ice cubes you added earlier are now melted and absorbed by the bulgur. Add the remaining ice cubes to the bulgur. Add the lemon juice to the mixture and continue kneading for about another 20 minutes.
  • Take a walnut-sized piece of the mixture and shape it by squeezing it with your hands. Make fists with your hands until you have the characteristic shape of Cig kofte.
  • Cig kofte is traditionally served on a leaf of lettuce with a squeeze of lemon and then eaten after being wrapped in a piece of lettuce leaf.

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Nutrition

Calories: 564kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 24g | Sodium: 776mg | Potassium: 704mg | Fiber: 16g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 4906IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 5mg