Kefta
Recipe from EatingWell

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.


Kefta

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Ingredients
  • 8  ounces
    ground beef , 90%-lean or leaner
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  • 8  ounces
    ground lamb
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  • 1/3  cup
    lemon juice
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  • 1 
    small onion, quartered
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  • 2  cloves
    garlic, peeled
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  • 8 
    pitted green olives
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  • 2  tablespoons
    extra-virgin olive oil
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  • 1/4  cup
    chopped fresh cilantro
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  • 2  tablespoons
    chopped fresh parsley
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  • 1  tablespoon
    ground cumin, plus more for serving
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  • 1/2  teaspoon
    salt
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  • 1/2  teaspoon
    freshly ground pepper
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  •  
    Harissa, (see Ingredient Note) for serving
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Directions
1.
Place beef, lamb and lemon juice in a large bowl. Gently combine until incorporated. Marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
2.
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.
3.
Position rack in upper third of oven; preheat broiler. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil and set a wire rack on it.
4.
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.
5.
Broil the patties until brown and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve with additional cumin and harissa, if desired.

Tip:
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.

Nutrition information
Calories 354, Total Fat 25 g, Saturated Fat 7 g, Monounsaturated Fat 14 g, Cholesterol 90 mg, Sodium 607 mg, Carbohydrate 6 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 26 g, Potassium 385 mg. Daily Values: Vitamin C 25%, Iron 15%. Exchanges: Medium-Fat Meat 3.5,Fat 2. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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