Tsarigrad-Style Kyufteta

Name: Tsarigrad-Style Kyufteta
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bulgarian
Ingredients: 300 g minced beef; 200 g minced pork; 1 medium onion, finely grated; 60 g stale white bread, crusts removed; 80 ml water, for soaking; 1 egg; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp black pepper, ground; 2 tsp salt; 600 g potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 cm slices; 300 ml sunflower oil, for frying; 2 green peppers, cut into strips; 400 g tomatoes, grated, or chopped tinned tomatoes; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 200 ml hot water; 0.5 bunch parsley, chopped

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Prep30 min

Cook55 min

Total85 min

Named after Tsarigrad, the old Bulgarian name for Istanbul — cumin-scented kyufteta and fried potato slices stood in alternating rows with green pepper, covered in tomato sauce and baked until the sauce clings to both.

Ingredients

Serves:4

300 g minced beef
200 g minced pork
1 medium onion, finely grated
60 g stale white bread, crusts removed
80 ml water, for soaking
1 egg
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp black pepper, ground
2 tsp salt
600 g potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 cm slices
300 ml sunflower oil, for frying
2 green peppers, cut into strips
400 g tomatoes, grated, or chopped tinned tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato purée
2 cloves garlic, crushed
200 ml hot water
0.5 bunch parsley, chopped

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence

1209kcal · per serving

41.3g

Protein

45.4g

Carbs

97.5g

Fat

Recipe total: 4836 kcal · P 165.3g · C 181.5g · F 390g

Estimated from 17 of 17 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

Steps

1
Soak the bread in the water for 5 minutes, squeeze it out and crumble it into a bowl with both minces, the onion, egg, cumin, pepper and 1 tsp of the salt.
2
Knead for 5 minutes until sticky, then with wet hands shape 14–16 elongated kyufteta about 7 cm long.
3
Heat the oil in a deep frying pan over medium-high heat and fry the potato slices in batches for 4–5 minutes, until golden but not cooked through; drain on kitchen paper and sprinkle with half a teaspoon of the salt.
4
In the same oil, fry the kyufteta for 2 minutes per side, just to brown them — they finish cooking in the oven.
5
Heat the oven to 200°C. Pour off all but 2 tbsp of the oil, add the garlic for 30 seconds, then the tomatoes, tomato purée, hot water and the remaining salt, and simmer for 5 minutes.
6
In a baking dish, stand the kyufteta and potato slices in alternating rows, tucking the pepper strips between them.
7
Pour the tomato sauce evenly over the top and bake for 30–35 minutes, until the sauce has thickened and browned at the edges and the potatoes are tender to a knife.
8
Rest for 10 minutes and serve sprinkled with the parsley.

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Questions and answers

How long does Tsarigrad-Style Kyufteta take to make?

About 85 minutes: 30 min prep and 55 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Tsarigrad-Style Kyufteta?

17 ingredients: minced beef, minced pork, onion, stale white bread, water, egg, ground cumin, black pepper, salt, potatoes, sunflower oil, green peppers and 5 more.

How many servings does this Tsarigrad-Style Kyufteta recipe make?

4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Tsarigrad-Style Kyufteta?

About 1209 kcal, with 41.3 g protein, 45.4 g carbohydrate and 97.5 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

What cuisine is Tsarigrad-Style Kyufteta?

Tsarigrad-Style Kyufteta comes from Bulgarian cuisine.

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