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Turkish-style beef cake

By Phillippa Cheifitz
4
Easy
15 minutes
20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 4 T olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 T baharat
  • 2 free-range eggs
  • 1/4 cup thick plain yoghurt
  • 130 g bulgur wheat
  • 2 T parsley chopped
  • 1 T oregano
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 500 g free range beef mince
  • sumac, for sprinkling
  • thick plain yoghurt, for serving
  • lemony rice, for serving

Method

Fry the onion in 2 T olive oil until soft and golden. Stir in the garlic and baharat and cook for 2 minutes.

Meanwhile, beat the eggs with the yoghurt. Stir the bulgur wheat, herbs and seasoning into the egg- and-yoghurt mixture. Allow to stand while the onion cooks and cools. Add the cooled onion and the beef mince and mix together.

Heat the remaining oil in a non-stick pan, about 20 cm in diameter. Add the mince mixture, patting it down to form a flat cake. Cook over a medium to low heat for 5 minutes, or until nicely browned.

Invert onto a suitable plate and slide back into the pan, adding a little more oil if necessary, to brown the other side. The meat should be moist. Sprinkle with sumac, slice into wedges and serve with yoghurt and lemony rice.