Izmir Köftes

THIS DISH CONJURES UP ROMANTIC IMAGES OF TURKEY, A LAND WHERE MEATBALLS ARE MADE WITH EITHER MINCED LAMB OR A COMBINATION OF LAMB AND BEEF. THE END RESULT IS KNOWN AS ‘KÖFTE’ (ALSO SPELT ‘KOFTA’). KÖFTES COME IN MANY SHAPES AND SIZES AND ARE COOKED IN DIFFERENT WAYS. IN THIS RECIPE I’VE FOLLOWED THE IZMIR KÖFTES STYLE, A TOWN RENOWNED FOR ITS MEATBALLS, WHICH CALLS FOR THEM TO BE FRIED FIRST AND THEN COOKED IN A TOMATO SAUCE. THEY ARE TRADITIONALLY SERVED WITH CACIK, WH