Moroccan kofte with spicy tomato sauce

Moroccan kofte with spicy tomato sauce

Bring out a big dish to share next time you have friends over - you can make the sauce and kofte ahead to keep it stress-free

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Freezable

Uncooked kofte can be frozen

Method

  1. Soak eight wooden skewers in water for 20 minutes, to stop them burning.
  2. Using your hands, mix the meat in a bowl with the onion, coriander, mint and plenty of seasoning. Shape into 8 sausages, about 10cm long, then thread a bamboo skewer through the centre of each.
  3. To make the sauce, heat the oil in a pan, add the garlic and briefly fry. Add tomatoes, harissa, sugar and seasoning. Simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 mins until sauce has thickened.
  4. Grill the kofte for 6-8 mins, turning until they are nicely browned (be careful not to burn the skewers). Spoon the sauce over a warm platter, drizzle over the yogurt and put the kofte on top. Scatter with pine nuts and serve with pittas or couscous (recipe, below).
Try

Seven-minute couscous

Tip 200g couscous into a bowl and stir in 2 tsp stock powder. Pour on 300ml boiling water, cover and leave for 4 mins until the water is absorbed. Fluff up with a fork, then add juice 1 lemon, bunch chopped coriander and a drizzle olive oil.

Get ahead

The uncooked kofte will keep in the fridge alongside the tomato sauce for 24 hours.

Per serving

316 kcalories, protein 27g, carbohydrate 8g, fat 20 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 2g, sugar 6g, salt 0.5 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2010.

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  • 23 May 2010

    siai rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Yummy! Added cumin and substituted mint for fresh parsley in the mince mix and used a tin of plum tomatoes, fennel seeds and fresh chilli in the sauce. Didn't have any harissa but it tasted great regardless.

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  • 24 May 2010

    Lushious rated and commented on this recipe

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    Tasted lovely and even the kids enjoyed it!

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  • 26 May 2010

    **cUpCaKe MaKeR** rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made these for dinner last night exactly as recipe states and they were delicious! Served with couscous and pittas to mop up sauce. My husband even said they were better than the ones we had at the Persian restaurant the other weekend. Will def make again!

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  • 14 June 2010

    wainui rated and commented on this recipe

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    Yummy, my husband wants to know when I'll be making them again

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  • 01 August 2010

    Tony rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Were really good. Added a bit of ground cumin, bit of tomato puree and some fresh coriander to the kofte. Used some sambal instead of harissa. Hell of a spicy kick! Will definately be making again.

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  • 04 August 2010

    Trudi rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really tasty and fairly easy to make. Well, I managed to make it while camping so it can't be that difficult!

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  • 05 August 2010

    katrina commented on this recipe

    two words yummy and yummy

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  • 18 August 2010

    Lina rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made these for a family party and they were delicious! I added a bit more harissa than the recipe states and mixed the greek yogurt in for richness and it was lovely. I served it in a big dish with all the sticks pointing outwards and it looked great - gone in a flash!

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  • 21 August 2010

    connie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Used some chopped lamb and fried with onion, coriander, and mint. Put them on the sauce and yogurt with couscous. It tasted so great. Even if you don't have minced lamb, still you should try it.

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  • 07 September 2010

    RuGibbs rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this as a sharing dish for friends last night and they thought it was marvelous. I added a little extra harissa since i like a kick, the yoghurt cools it down for more sensitive people (but no one had any complaints). I would say to make sure you compact the mince tightly onto the skewers otherwise you might have a bit if an aesthetic disaster at the grilling stage. Toasted pine nuts were a wonderful touch though and make it that little bit more special. I'll definitely make it again.

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  • 10 October 2010

    kitty_catxx rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    this is not the traditional kofta, my mums is better

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  • 26 October 2010

    Stookie commented on this recipe

    Very nice!! Didn't have the harissa so used sweet chiili sauce instead and this seemed to work OK. I also used beef mince as I'm the only one on the family who likes lamb. Worked well. Thankyou.

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  • 20 January 2011

    kimkap commented on this recipe

    I tried these as I had some mint which needed using up and both my husband and I enjoyed them. Will try different variations.

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  • 19 February 2011

    Jenny Piccolo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    My family said as soon as they took their first bite "you can make this again", so definitely a hit. Didn't use mint as my husband doesn't like it , and added a bit of cumin and a chicken stock cube crumbled into the mixture. Highly recommend! Served separately from the sauce by the way as the rest of the family don't like tomato based sauces, but it was delicious (with double amount of harissa)

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  • 22 February 2011

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  • 30 March 2011

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  • 22 May 2011

    Nikki Downs rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Tasty and simple, perfect no fuss food for friends

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  • 27 June 2011

    Sherrie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was really tasty, I couldn't get any Harissa, but used a bit of chilli powder instead. All the family really enjoyed it.

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  • 29 July 2011

    Milanista rated and commented on this recipe

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    Absolutely gorgeous! Had this last night and will definately be making again. Served with flatbread and cous cous with harissa stirred through it. Yum!

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  • 05 August 2011

    Mah3shi rated and commented on this recipe

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    The tomato sauce was absolutely delicious!!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Freezable

Uncooked kofte can be frozen

Ingredients

  • 500g pack minced lamb
  • 1 small red onion , finely chopped
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tbsp chopped mint

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Per serving

316 kcalories, protein 27g, carbohydrate 8g, fat 20 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 2g, sugar 6g, salt 0.5 g

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