GROUND (MINCED) MEAT PATTİES WITH CUMIN

 

 

 GROUND/MINCED MEAT

WITH CUMIN

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



This dish was a favorite dish for my sons when they were kid. I can say it was the same for me. When I was a kid whenever my grandma made it for me I ate it with great pleasure as a low appetite child. This dish always remains me my grandma . She grew up into a wealthy  family. Her father was an Ottoman general. She didn't know where is the kitchen in the house until she was 20 years old. And time changed, her life changed. She learned how to cook and be came a very good cook. Unfortunately we lost her when I was 13 years old. I didn't have chance to learn much from her. I have a very good memory about her kitchen. It was big , full of with charming food, jars of jam, pickles...This recipe is for her memory.

 

 

INGREDIENTS:

 

1lb (500g) ground (minced) beef

1 medium onion, grated

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 teaspoon cumin

1 teaspoon salt   

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 cup breadcrumbs

1 cup hot water

oil for frying

 

Combine onion ,breadcrumbs ,garlic ,cumin  ,salt and pepper and 2 tablespoons water in a food processor. Add ground beef mix well. Shape into patties. Heat oil in a frying pan. Fry both sides until brown Place them in a pan add 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1cup hot water, bring to boil, reduce the heat and cook covered 15 minutes until half of the juice is gone.