Egyptian Beef Koftas (ground Beef On Skewers)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 slice soft bread
• 1/2 cup milk
• salt, pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 pinch allspice
• 6 skewers, metal or bamboo

Recipe

• 1 if using bamboo skewers, soak in water for at least 1 hour.
• 2 if you can, run the beef and onions through a food grinder twice. if you don't have a grinder, pulse the onion in a food processor until chopped finely and then add the beef and pulse until it reaches quite a fine consistency. place in a bowl.
• 3 soak bread in milk and add to meat together with the seasonings.
• 4 mix well and form into football shaped meatballs 2-3 inch in diameter. about 2 or 3 meatballs should fit on each skewer. you can shape them right on the skewers.
• 5 grill on skewers until cooked through.