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Kafta bil Sanieh (Lebanese Baked Kafta)

Baked kafta with tomatoes, potatoes and onions in a rich tomato sauce

Course Main Course
Cuisine Lebanese
Keyword Comfort food, Crowd pleaser, Healthy
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author Zaatar and Zaytoun

Ingredients

For the Kafta

  • 500 g ground beef
  • 1 onion
  • Handful of parsley approx 1 cup chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon seven spice
  • ¼ teaspoon salt good pinch

Other ingredients

  • 3 medium potatoes sliced into ½ cm rounds
  • 4 tomatoes sliced into rounds
  • 1 onion thinly sliced into rounds
  • 3 cups of water
  • 4 tablespoon tomato concentrate
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ tablespoon salt approx

Instructions

To make the kafta

  1. In a food processor, finely chop the onion and parsley

  2. In a mixing bowl, add the ground beef, spices, salt to the chopped parsley and onions

  3. Knead together well until evenly distributed. You can also combine everything in the food processor until you have a fine texture

  4. Shape into patties, then with a little vegetable oil in a non stick pan, flash fry for 2 minutes on each side. Set aside

To assemble the kafta bil sanieh

  1. Half fry the potatoes in some vegetable oil until they start to go slightly golden. Set aside

  2. In an oven dish, layer the kafta patties, tomatoes and potatoes either horizontally or vertically

  3. In a measuring jug, mix together the water, tomato concentrate, salt and black pepper and pour over so ¾ of the dish is submerged

  4. Add the thin layers of onion and brush a little with regular olive oil and sprinkle a little salt
  5. Bake in the oven for half an hour on 180 degrees fan (350F) until the onions turn golden
  6. Serve either with vermicelli rice or alone.