Kafta: minced meat skewers served with a delicious mint sauce, a perfect and healthy combination
KAFTA, with mint sauce
By Cris Muratori and Manu Boffino, from Bake and Gourmet cakes, site of recipes, menus and shopping lists, partner of TERRA Degusta. A minced meat kafta accompanied by mint sauce, easy, fast and healthy.
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- PORTION: 2, SEE RECIPE FOR 4, 6 OR 8 PEOPLE, CLICK HERE.
- Total preparation time: 50 minutes
- Time lapse: He has not
- Tools: 1 chopping board, 1 baking tray, 1 non-stick frying pan, 1 frying pan, 1 bowl
- Equipment: conventional + blender or mixer
WATCH HOW TO MAKE TABULE, an Arab salad that goes very well with this dish. Here at TERRA Degusta.
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INGREDIENTS: ACCESS THE SHOPPING LIST HERE
Kaftan ingredients:
- 300 g of minced meat (duckling or other of your choice)
- ½ cup (tea) of hulled sunflower seed meal (or coarsely chopped sunflower seed, or replace with oatmeal
- chopped coriander
- ground cinnamon (a pinch)
- 1 lemon (the zest)
- ½ spoon (coffee) of cumin
- Syrian pepper
- 1 onion(s) chopped
- Olive oil for brushing and grilling
- salt and pepper
- 6 BBQ skewers
Peppermint Salsa Ingredients:
- 1 cup mint (leaves)
- 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lemon (juice)
- 1 clove of garlic
- pink salt or sea salt
- Pepper
To decorate:
- mini headphones
PRE-PREPARATION:
- Gather all the ingredients and utensils for the recipe.
- Wash the coriander and parsley well, dry them, chop them and leave them on absorbent paper. Disinfect the sprouts (optional for finishing).
- Place the skewers on a baking sheet and cover with water. Let them soak while you prepare the meat so they don’t burn while grilling.
- Soak the mint in the sodium hypochlorite solution.
PREPARATION:
Coffee:
- In a bowl, combine the ground duckling, nuggets or oatmeal, coriander, onion, cumin, cinnamon, lemon zest, salt, and pepper and mix well.
- Remove the skewers from the water.
- With wet hands, shape the portions of meat around the skewers – press down gently so the kaftas adhere to the toothpick.
- Reserve.
Coffee:
- Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat.
- Brush the kaftas with olive oil and arrange them in the heated pan next to each other.
- Sauté for about 3 minutes.
- Turn and saute for another 2 minutes.
- Remove from the pan and reserve them covered to rest before serving.
Mint Sauce:
- In the blender or in a bowl to use a mixer, beat the mint with the olive oil, lemon juice, peeled garlic, salt and pepper until smooth.
- Reserve.
FINISHING AND ASSEMBLY:
- Place the kafta(s). on a serving plate or if you prefer arrange on one side of the dishes.
- Put your accompaniment next to it, it can be a farofa or another of your choice.
- Pour some mint sauce on the kaftas.
- Serve the rest of the sauce on the side.
Source: Terra

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