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Beef kofta kebabs with garlic sauce on a white platter
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Beef Kofta

My easy Beef Kofta Kebab recipe is a delicious Mediterranean ground beef dish that's ready in 30 minutes. Kofta kebabs use simple ingredients for a flavor-packed, inexpensive meal you will want to make again and again!
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Lebanese
Keyword: beef kofta, beef kofta kebab, beef kofta recipe, kofta recipe
Servings: 8 kebabs
Calories: 226kcal
Author: Isabel Laessig

Equipment

  • 8 metal skewers or wooden skewers (soak for 30 minutes)

Ingredients

  • 1½ pounds ground beef 80 or 85% lean
  • 1 tsp. sea salt
  • ½ tsp. ground white pepper
  • ½ tsp. red pepper flakes
  • ¼ tsp. cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp. ground ginger
  • ½ tsp. allspice
  • ½ white onion chopped
  • 4 Tbsp. fresh parsley finely chopped
  • 1 Tbsp. fresh mint finely chopped

See our Beef Temperature Chart for helpful tips on cooking any cut of beef!

Instructions

  • In a small bowl, combine sea salt, white pepper, red pepper flakes, cinnamon, ground ginger, and allspice. In a large bowl, add ground beef, parsley, mint, white onion, and the spice mix.
    Mixing kofta beef in glass bowl
  • Form ground beef mixture into about 8 logs. Skewer each log, packing the mixture evenly and tightly around each skewer. Pull the ground beef lengthwise from the tip of the skewer toward the handle, leaving four inches of skewer to hold the kebabs.
    Skewering kofta kebabs over a white plate
  • Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or overnight before grilling.
    Uncooked kofta kebabs on a white plate
  • Grill skewers over medium-high heat until cooked through and browned on all sides, approximately 2 minutes for each side. The internal temperature should reach 160°F on a meat thermometer.
    Complete beef kofta on a white platter on skewers

Notes

  • Use 80 to 85% lean ground beef. A little fat keeps the beef kofta juicy and moist.
  • Size each kofta log evenly so they take the same amount of time to cook.

Nutrition

Serving: 1kebab | Calories: 226kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 306mg | Potassium: 303mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 795IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 2mg