Name: Minced Meat Loaf (Ermeni köftesi)
Yield: Serves 3-4
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic, crushed with salt; salt and freshly ground black pepper; butter for greasing; 1 tablespoon tomato purée; 2 tablespoons tahin; 1 egg, beaten; 1 teaspoon coriander seeds, crushed; 4 cloves garlic, crushed with salt; 1 tablespoon clarified butter, or olive oil with a little butter; 1 onion, chopped; 1 lb/450 g minced lamb or veal; 2 teaspoons ground sumak; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, crushed; 4-6 fl oz/175-250 ml water; small bunch of fresh parsley, chopped; ½ teaspoon coriander seeds, crushed

Preparation info

Serves
3-4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Classic Turkish Cooking

By Ghillie Basan

Published 1995

About

Variations of this dish can be found in central and eastern Anatolia — this recipe is Armenian. Instead of the minced meat being shaped into small balls, it is spread flat in an oven-proof dish or baking tin and cut like a loaf. It is delicious served with yogurt or beğendi.

Ingredients

1 lb/450 g minced lamb or veal
1 onion, chopped

Asia
Armenia
Turkey
Main course
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat oven to 350F/Mark 4/180C
Soften the onion and garlic in the butter or olive oil, with the cumin and coriander seeds. Leave to cool.
Pound the meat in a bowl. Add the onion mixture, the egg and the seasoning. Knead well, lifting it up and

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