Hasan Pasha Kofte
For Today, I am sharing a recipe that is so popular in Turkey , and consider one of my family favourites! "Hasan Pasha Kofte" ( Hasan Paşa Köftesi) , a wonderful, comforting dish that also can be beautifully served in family gatherers.
Meatballs topped with the potato puree that look mouthwatering! , an impressive dish for sharing with friends :)
I chose to add some fresh basil leaves to the red tomato sauce, as I thought it would enhance the flavor even more ...
Will leave you now with full recipe,enjoy!
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Hasan Pasha Kofte
Ingredients :
for Kofte:
500g minced meat
1 onion chopped
1 egg
3 tablespoons bread crumbs
Salt,black pepper as desired
1 teaspoon Cumin powder.
For mashed Potatoes :
3 large potatoes,
1 Tablespoon soft butter
1/3 cup milk
Salt black pepper as desired.
For tomato sauce :
3 tomatoes peeled and cut into small pieces
1 Tablespoon tomato paste,
1 cup water,
Salt and white pepper as desired
2 Tablespoons olive oil
Some fresh basil leaves cut into small parts.
Directions :
- In a large bowl, mix the ground meat, onion, egg, bread crumbs, salt and cumin together with your hands. Shape like a small bowl to hold the mashed potatoes.
- line the patties on a greased baking pan and place inside your oven,turning on broiler only allow to cook for 5 minutes tell patties turn little dark in color. Remove from oven ad set aside.
- Peel the potatoes off and boil them, mashed with 1 Tbsp butter , 1/3 cup milk salt and black pepper , so it becomes soft that it can be piped through a pastry bag.
- Prepare tomato sauce, put the oil in a pot, add tomatoes and tomato paste, salt, pepper and water . Let it cook over low heat for 20 min turn heat off add basil leaves. Pour sauce slowly in the bottom of your baking pan that contains meat patties.
- Place the mashed potatoes in a piping bag and pipe them into the hollow of the cooked meat patties.
- Bake them again until the mashed potatoes get slightly crispy and brown on the top, and meat is fully cooked.
-Serve hot with some vegetables or white rice,,or maybe cooked bulgur.
Bon Appétit :)
