Name: Burghul Balls (Bulgurlu Köfte)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 200 g (7 oz) fine burghul (bulgur) or semolina; 1 handful flat-leaf (Italian) parsley, finely chopped; 4 all-purpose potatoes (such as bintje/yellow finn or desiree); 2 bulb spring onions (scallions), chopped; 3 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for drizzling; 1 handful mint, finely chopped pul biber (Aleppo pepper) or other chilli flakes (see note); juice of 1 lemon

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Istanbul Cult Recipes

By Pomme Larmoyer

Published 2015

About

Köfte in the form of a vegetarian amuse-bouche. Very, very good!

Ingredients

4 all-purpose potatoes (such as bintje/yellow finn or desiree)
200 g (7 oz)

Method

Peel the potatoes, put in a medium saucepan and cover well with water. Add a little salt, bring to the boil and cook until tender to the point of a knife. Meanwhile, in a separate saucepan, bring 500 ml (17 fl oz

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