Fish Kufta Food

EGYPTIAN FISH KOFTA

Steps:

• Poach fish in salted water for 10 minutes. Remove when cooked.
• Boil peeled and quartered potatoes in the same water for 15 minutes. Remove and mash them.
• While the fish is cooling, boil the potatoes. When the fish is cool enough to handle, tear the fish into pieces, feeling for any remaining bones (remove them).
• Drain the potatoes when they are done, and lightly mash them with a fork in a bowl. Add the chopped coriander and parsley, crushed garlic and finely chopped onions while the potatoes are still warm. Add the salt, pepper, cinnamon, and cumin.
• Add the fish. Blend it well, but don't thoroughly mash the fish. Adjust the flavor to your liking.
• Heat the oil for frying.
• Make walnut-sized balls of this fish mixture in the palm of your hand. Dip the pieces in the beaten egg. Next, dip the pieces in coarse bread crumbs.
• Fry 4 - 5 pieces at a time in hot oil until brown on both sides. Remove to drain on a plate lined with paper towels.
• Serve with squeezed lemon.

FISH KUFTA

Steps:

• Boil the peeled potatoes with fish and turmeric and cardamom in the water.
• Boil for 15-20 minutes.
• Lift the potatoes and fish from the water and leave to cool completely.
• Put them in a chopper with onion and other ingredients.
• Form into about 12 Kofta.
• Brown in oil, about 6 minutes on both sides.

MIDDLE EASTERN BAKED KUFTA

Steps:

• What you can do is start by chopping up your parsley in a food chopper until fine.
• Do not use dried parsley.
• Then put the parsley in a large mixing bowl.
• Then cut onion up into pieces-- doesn't matter how small just so you can fit it into the chopper and combine the garlic and chop away until fine-- not pasty though.
• Put the onion garlic mixture in the bowl with the parsley and add ground meat and spices.
• Mix with hands until everything is well blended.
• Pat the meat mixture down in the bottom of a 9x13 baking pan and broil in oven until top is browned, this will enhance the flavor, then take out of the oven.
• Peel potatoes.
• Slice tomatoes and potatoes into quarter of an inch in size and layer-- potatoes first and then tomatoes will be top layer.
• Sprinkle with a little salt-- and bake in oven about 425°F covered with foil for approximately 45 minutes to and hour-- enjoy.

PALESTINIAN KUFTA

Steps:

• Make sure your minced items (onion, parsley, garlic, jalepeno) are very fine.
• Mix all items together like a meatloaf, until incorporated fully.
• Press meat onto wooden skewers, about the thickness of bratwurst. If the meat sticks to your hands, it may help to slightly wet them.
• These are best grilled outside, make sure not to over cook.
• You can also add extra jalepeno if you like, or a touch of red pepper.
• Serve with toasted pita bread, and /or tabbouleh.