Recipe: Perfect Kefta Batata (Beef Kefta with Potatoes)

Kefta Batata (Beef Kefta with Potatoes). Kefta Batata (Beef Kefta with Potatoes) This Lebanese dish is perfect for family gathering or party. Remove casserole and potatoes from the oven, and using a spatula, spoon potatoes over beef. I served with couscous and curry chickpeas.

The fat provides that much-needed moisture since we're not using eggs. Pulse the beef only with the onions and parsley. Sprinkle with a little salt and cover tightly with aluminium foil. You can have Kefta Batata (Beef Kefta with Potatoes) using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Kefta Batata (Beef Kefta with Potatoes)

1. It's 1 kg of mince beef meat.
2. You need 1 bunch of parsley (chopped).
3. It's 1 of brown onion (chopped).
4. It's 2 of kgs potato.
5. Prepare 1 of red capsicum.
6. It's 1 of green capsicum.
7. You need 1 of yellow capsicum.
8. You need 3 of tomatoes.
9. It's 1 tbsp of tomato paste.
10. You need 1 tbsp of lemon juice.
11. It's 1 tbsp of pomegranate molasses.
12. You need 2 tsp of salt.
13. It's 2 cups of water.

Prepare & cook the kefta While the potatoes roast, in a medium bowl, combine the beef and remaining garlic; season with the spice blend and S&P. In a medium pan, heat a drizzle of oil on medium-high. Add the potatoes, olives, and preserved lemon, adding water if necessary so that the broth almost reaches the top of the potatoes. Toward the end of the cooking, taste for salt and adjust the seasoning if necessary.

Kefta Batata (Beef Kefta with Potatoes) instructions

1. Mix mince beef with chopped parsley, 1 tsp salt, and brown onion in a bowl, mix them together..
2. Shape the mixture with your hand,.
3. Pre-heat a sauce pan, cook the shaped kefta meat into them until they are cooked well, place them in a tray, put aside..
4. Peel potatoes and cut them up long thinck shape, deep fry them until they are cooked well, place them on top of the kefta meat..
5. Cut up tomatoes and capsicums round shape, and place them on top of potatoes..
6. Mix pomegranate molasses, lemon juice, tomato sauce, 1 tsp of salt together in a bowl, add 2 cups of water, mix them well..
7. Pour the pomegranate mixture into a kefta tray, and bake it for 20-30 mins in 200°C heat..
8. Kefta with potatoes is ready to serve..

This Moroccan Kefta recipe combines ground beef with Moroccan spices and other seasonings for a delicious, flavorful Moroccan meatballs appetizer or main dish served with rice, salad or couscous. These little balls of meat are incredible. The husband and I actually fought over who got to take the leftovers to work the next. The meat can be topped with sliced potatoes, sliced tomatoes or a combination of both. I like mine plain or with some potatoes but the choice is really yours.

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