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Sulu Kofte, a Typical Comfort Food of Turkey

Friday, 09 April 2021 - 07:20
Sulu Kofte, a Typical Comfort Food of Turkey The tempting and mouth watering look of Suku Kofte. (Photo: Pinterest)

TIMES SINGAPORE, JAKARTA – Sulu Kofte is a typical meatball soup with thick gravy as the broth from Turkey. The local community commonly called the meat as Kofte. Thi stood has become one Comfort food for the locals especially in Ramadhan. 

As a comfort food, this food has become one dish that has been cooked since long time ago in Turkey. The recipe has been passed to their ancestors. With a thick gravy made of tomato paste, olive oil and local Anaheim pepper, this food will be such a good thing to have during idtar or suhoor.

Without any further do, let's check the recipe out.  Meatballs:

• 1 cup #1 grade fine bread crumbs
• 1 pound ground beef
• ½ small onion, minced
•  salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• About ½ cup water

Soup:

• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 6 cups water
• 6 tbs tomato sauce or ground peeled tomatoes
• chicken broth or beef broth (an equivalent amount of water)
• 3 tbs salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ carrots, diced
• ½ potato, diced

Instructions

Meatballs:

• Fill a small bowl with some water and place next to the mixing bowl.
• Add the bread crumbs, beef, onion, salt, and pepper to the bowl and mix it evenly.
• Keep adding the water a will mixing until it becomes cohesive and firm (you may need to wet your hands with the water in the bowl as you mix).
• Constantly wetting your hands, make little meatballs by rolling small bits of the mixture between your palms. Set them aside.

Soup:

• In a pot over medium-high heat, melt the butter, add the onion, and sauté until softened or translucent.
• Add the water, tomato sauce, broth, salt, pepper, and paprika, raise the heat to high, and bring into a boil.
• Add the carrots and potatoes. Bring into a boil.
• Drop the meatball, let it simmer for 10 or 15 minutes with medium heat until they plump up.
• Adjust the taste and your Sulu Kofte of Turkey is ready to be served. 

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Editor : Khodijah Siti
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