3-4 big onions
¼ cup lemon juice
450-500gr lean ground beef ( must be fresh !!!)
2 tomatoes
5-6 cloves garlic
¼ cup canola oil
1kg fine bulgur (cracked wheat)
2-3 Tbsp salt
5-6 Tbsp isot (Turkish crushed hot pepper, Aleppo pepper is the same thing )
1-2 Tbsp cumin
750 gr red hot pepper paste/ tomato and pepper paste mix
Process the onions in food processor. Then, mix it along with bulgur in a large mixing bowl. Rub the mixture in between your palms, to give bulgur a full onion flavor (about 10 minutes). Add pepper paste/ pepper and tomato mix paste, salt, isot and cumin. Keep rubbing all the ingredients in between your palms pressing hard. Then, add the ground beef and push and squeeze the mixture on the bottom of the bowl strongly( akin to kneading bread ). Dip your hands in cold/ ice water occasionally to ease the process. Keep kneading for about 30 minutes and make sure the bulgur softens enough.
Meanwhile, crush tomato and garlic in the food processor, and then add into the bulgur mixture. Add lemon juice and canola oil as well. Knead for a couple of minutes and grab walnut size pieces or bigger if desired. Place them right inside your palm and squeeze gently to give the right shape as seen in the picture.> Attachment 263001
Serve with lemon wedges squeeze wrap in cold Cos lettuce leaves.
This recipe yields to 120-130 pieces of cig kofte.
Serving size: 6-8 pieces
ENJOY
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