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Mengen Köfte | Juicy Turkish Mushroom-Cheese Köfte in Flatbread
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35 min
Quick
Knuspr-Küche
Aus der kulinarischen Meister-Region Mengen in Bolu: Würzige, saftige Rinderhack-Köfte mit einer herzhaften Füllung aus gebratenen Champignons, frischen Kräutern und schmelzendem Käse. Frisch gebraten im warmen, krossen Fladenbrot mit gerösteter Spitzpaprika – ein echtes türkisches Street-Food-Highlight!
Preparation method
Prepare the aromatic mushroom filling
Clean the button mushrooms and dice them very finely. Also dice half a yellow onion and 1 garlic clove very finely. Heat 20 g of butter in a pan and fry the mushrooms together with the diced onion and garlic for about 5 minutes until all the liquid has evaporated. Season with a little salt and pepper, set aside, and let cool completely. Then mix in half of the chopped parsley and 100 g of grated cheese.
Prepare & fill the köfte mixture
Finely grate the remaining half onion and the second garlic clove. In a large bowl, vigorously knead the minced beef with the grated onion, garlic, breadcrumbs, olive oil, cumin, sweet paprika powder, chilli flakes, as well as salt and pepper for at least 5 minutes until a homogeneous, cohesive meat mixture forms.
Divide the meat mixture into 8 equal portions, flatten them out, and place about a heaping tablespoon of the mushroom-cheese filling in the centre of each. Carefully fold the meat mixture around the filling and shape into oval, slightly flat köfte, ensuring the cheese filling is completely sealed inside.
Chef's tip
Tip for the perfect shape: Kneading the minced meat thoroughly activates the meat protein – this keeps the köfte wonderfully juicy and reliably seals in the mushroom filling without cracking open during frying.
Serving tip: Just like at a Turkish street food stall, Mengen köfte taste best served with an ice-cold ayran and pickled chili peppers.
30 min
Under an hour
