Çiğ Köfte
Çiğ Köfte ( Turkish for "raw Köfte ", from Persian کوفته kufteh "crushed"; çiğ [ ˌtʃiː ] Turkish "raw"; Armenian չի քուֆթա č'ik'owft'a ) are mostly heavily spiced, raw meatballs. They are traditionally made from minced, low-fat beef. The vegetarian version consists of wheat, tomato paste, ground chili peppers, and other spices.
history
According to a legend, the mother of the prophet Abraham Çiğ Köfte is said to have invented when she had nothing but bulgur and the meat of a gazelle. According to another tradition, Çiğ Köfte was invented in Urfa in the time of Abraham. When Nimrod was collecting firewood for a funeral pyre, a hunter's wife had to cook the meat of the captured game raw. She mixed the meat with bulgur, herbs and spices, and used stone tools to mince the mixture until it became palatable.
preparation
The raw meatballs are especially popular in the south-eastern provinces of Turkey such as B. Şanlıurfa or Adıyaman very popular. The preparation is generally very similar, but regionally different, the ingredients can vary greatly from region to region. First, the bulgur is kneaded with chopped onions and a little water until it has a soft consistency. Then gradually beef, fine bulgur, onions, garlic, hot paprika paste, tomato paste, lemons, ground cumin , black pepper, salt, ground coriander , hot paprika and other ingredients if desired. Finally, fresh mint, parsley, spring onions or the like are added and the mixture is kneaded by hand into bite-sized pieces. In southeastern Turkey, especially around Şanlıurfa, hot isot (Urfa chili peppers) and pomegranate syrup are also added. The vegetarian version with bulgur and potatoes instead of minced meat is also very popular. In Turkey, Çiğ Köfte is by law vegetarian in street sales.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Timur Tinç: New snack: Vegetarian in Turkish. In: fr.de . March 7, 2012, accessed June 20, 2017 .