Lamb Kofte with Soft Eggs and Feta

This is the perfect marriage of mince and soft creamy eggs. Made more desireable by its ease to prepare.




  • Serves: 4
  • Origin: North Africa and Middle East
  • Preparation : 15 mins
  • Heat rating : Mild
  • Cooking : 20 mins
  • Ease : Easy
  • Vegetarian : No
  • Ingredients

    ½ tsp Morrocan La Kama, organic
    ½ tsp Ground Coriander, organic
    ½ tsp Crushed Bird's Eye Chilli, organic
    200g minced lamb
    2 small onions
    2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
    ½ tsp dried mint
    ½ tsp La kama
    5 eggs, at room temperature

    50g fresh fine breadcrumbs
    80 ml olive oil
    1 red pepper,seeds removed, thinly sliced
    400g canned cherry tomatoes
    1 tsp white sugar

    To serve: marinated feta, fresh mint, extra-virgin olive oil and flatbread or pitta

    Preparation

    Finely chop 1 onion and combine with garlic, spices, 1 egg, lamb and breadcrumbs in a bowl and season to taste. Mix to combine, divide into 20 pieces and roll into balls.

    Thinly slice remaining onion. Heat oil in a 30cm diameter frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and red pepper and cook until soft (4-5 minutes). Add meatballs and cook, stirring, until brown (2-3 minutes). Add tomato and sugar, cook until liquid reduces by half (4-5 minutes). Make a space in the kofte tomato mixture, and crack an egg into this space,repeat for all 5 eggs cover and cook until egg is cooked to your liking (3 minutes for soft yolk).

    Scatter with feta and mint, drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and serve in pan with flatbread or pitta.