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Pan-browned Albóndigas in Tomato Sauce plated and ready to serve
Comfort food

Pan-browned Albóndigas in Tomato Sauce

◷ 80 minmedium

Tender Spanish beef-and-pork meatballs, pan-browned and gently finished in a thick, spoonable tomato sauce, served with crusty bread. Allow about 1 hour 20 minutes, plus additional simmering and temperature checks if needed.

Oct 5
Pan-Fried Köfte with Garlic Yogurt plated and ready to serve
Beef dinners

Pan-Fried Köfte with Garlic Yogurt

◷ 47 mineasy

Beef köfte seasoned with grated onion, cumin and parsley, bound with breadcrumbs and pan-fried until browned and juicy. Serve these small, oval patties with creamy garlic yogurt.

Oct 2

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  • Pan-browned Albóndigas in Tomato Sauce

    Preparation takes 30 minutes. Cooking takes 66 minutes. Allow 80 minutes in total. Makes 4 servings. Key ingredients: raw beef mince, approximately 15% fat, raw pork mince, approximately 10–20% fat, soft white bread, weighed without hard crust, whole milk, egg, approximately 50 g without its shell. Equipment: 28–30 cm deep sauté pan with lid, approximately 3 litres, with a base large enough for 20 meatballs in one layer, 26–28 cm frying pan, Two hob rings, Mixing bowl, Digital scales and measuring jug, Knife, chopping board and fine grater, Flexible spatula and spoon or tongs, Digital food thermometer, Clean serving bowls and utensils.

    Kitchen tip: Mash the soaked bread thoroughly, mix only until combined and roll without compressing to avoid dense meatballs.

  • Pan-Fried Köfte with Garlic Yogurt

    Preparation takes 25 minutes. Cooking takes 22 minutes. Allow 47 minutes in total. Makes 4 servings. Key ingredients: ground beef, preferably 15–20% fat, onion, peeled, fine plain dried breadcrumbs, flat-leaf parsley leaves, ground cumin. Equipment: 28 cm (11-inch) heavy frying pan, Large mixing bowl, Small bowl, Box grater, Fine grater or garlic press, Clean kitchen towel, Knife and cutting board, Kitchen scale and measuring spoons, Spatula or tongs, Instant-read food thermometer, Plate for shaped raw köfte, Separate clean serving plate.

    Kitchen tip: Keep the patties evenly thick so they finish cooking at a similar time.

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