
023 – Tajine of Kefta with Eggs
Easy
Ingredients :
- 1 pound of ground meat (chicken, lamb or beef)
- 1/2 an onion grated
- 1/4 cup of chopped parsley
- 3 minced garlic cloves
- 1 tsp of paprika
- 1/2 tsp of cumin
- 1/2 tsp of pepper
- 1 tsp of salt
- 1 tsp of ginger (only if you are using chicken ground meat)
- Hot chili pepper to taste
- 1/2 Tbsp of olive oil
- 3 tomatoes
- 1/2 an onion grated
- 2 Tbsp of tomato paste
- 1 cup of water
- 1/2 tsp of paprika
- 1/4 tsp of cumin
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 Tbsp of olive oil
- 3 eggs
Directions :
Preparing the meat:
1- Mix all the meat ingredients together and mix well.
2- Roll the meat into small meat balls.
Preparing the sauce:
1- Cut the tomatoes in half and grate them. Disregard the tomato skin.
2- On medium heat, drizzle the olive oil in your cooking pan.
3- Add the grated onion, tomatoes, paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper.
4- Cover the pan and let the spiced mix come to a boil.
5- When the sauce starts boiling, add the meat balls in the pan.
6- Dilute the tomato paste in the water and add it to the cooking pan.
7- Let the meat cook for 40 minutes.
Final Steps:
1- Once the meat is cooked, transfer the meat and sauce into a flat pan.
2- Add the 3 eggs to the meat and sauce, cover the flat pan and let the eggs cook for 5 minutes.
Serving:
Serve the Kefta Tajine with bread and Moroccan Mint Tea.