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    Kefta


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    Recipe Introduction


    Kefta, seasoned ground meat, is one of Morocco’s most popular street foods. Traditionally, kefta is washed down with a glass of sweet mint tea. It’s delicious served with ratatouille.

    List of Ingredients




    Kefta


    * 8 ounces ground beef, 90%-lean or leaner
    * 8 ounces ground lamb
    * 1/3 cup lemon juice
    * 1 small onion, quartered
    * 2 cloves garlic, peeled
    * 8 pitted green olives
    * 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
    * 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
    * 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
    * 1 tablespoon ground cumin, plus more for serving
    * 1/2 teaspoon salt
    * 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
    * Harissa, (see Ingredient Note) for serving

    Recipe







    Place beef, lamb and lemon juice in a large bowl. Gently combine until incorporated. Marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.



    Transfer the meat to a colander and press to squeeze out excess moisture. Place onion, garlic and olives in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped. Add to the marinated meat along with oil, cilantro, parsley, 1 tablespoon cumin, salt and pepper. Gently combine until evenly incorporated.



    Position rack in upper third of oven; preheat broiler. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil and set a wire rack on it.



    Using about 3 tablespoons of the meat mixture for each, form 12 thin patties, about 2 1/2 inches wide and 1/4 inch thick. Place on the wire rack.



    Broil the patties until brown and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve with additional cumin and harissa, if desired.

    Tips:
    Ingredient note: Harissa is a fiery Tunisian chile paste commonly used in North African cooking. Find it at specialty-food stores, mustaphas.com or amazon.com. Harissa in a tube will be much hotter than that in a jar. You can substitute Chinese or Thai chile-garlic sauce for it.

 

 

 


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