Izmir Kofte

• 300 g ground beef
• 4 tablespoons breadcrumbs
• 1 medium onion, finely grated
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup parsley (flat leaf)
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 2 large tomatoes, peeled, chopped and seeds discarded
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 (14 ounce) can chopped tomatoes, pureed
• salt
• pepper
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 cubanelle pepper, ends cut off, seeds discarded and cut into 4 long strips

1. Mix together the first ten kofte ingredients in a ball using your hands. Once it is mixed well, divide into 12 pieces and roll into a slight sausage shape.
2. Coat in flour and gently fry in the oil until they are slightly coloured. Place in an ovenproof bowl.
3. Mix the sauce ingredients together and add to the pan that had the kofte inches Cook for a few minutes and then pour over kofte. Sprinkle over oregano, add peppers and bake for 30 minutes in the oven - 375F, 180u0b0C.

ground beef, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, parsley, egg, cumin, red pepper, black pepper, salt, oil, flour, tomatoes, butter, tomatoes, salt, pepper, oregano, cubanelle pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/izmir-kofte-472132 (may not work)