1/2cupketchup(buy the kind with NO high fructose corn syrup)
1tbspbrown sugar
1tbspsoy sauce
Kofta
1lblow fat ground beef
2clovesgarlicminced
1/2cupchopped onion(approx. 1 onion)
1/2 cupplain breadcrumbs
1tspsalt
1tbspspice blend(seven spice, your favorite meat blend, or Trader Joe’s 21 Seasoning Salute)
1/4cupchopped parsley
1egg
olive oil
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F.
In a small bowl, whisk together the ingredients for the sauce. If the brown sugar doesn’t dissolve into the mixture, you can quickly heat the sauce in the microwave for 10 seconds. Set aside.
In a small sauce pan, heat 1 tbsp of olive oil. Sauté the chopped onion and garlic together. Let cool.
In a large bowl, add the ground beef, breadcrumbs, salt, and spice blend. Using your (clean) hands, mix them all together. Add more salt if you like (I usually do!).
Add the cooled onion and garlic mixture, parsley and egg. Again, mix together with your hands until you have a slightly gooey mixture. You want it to be moist. If you feel the mixture is too dry, then you can add 1-2 tbsp of milk, although I have never had to.
In a muffin tin, lightly grease each cup with olive oil. If you have spray oil, you can give them a quick squirt.
Pack in about 1/4 cup of the beef mixture into each slot. You should have just enough for 12, give or take a bit.
Put 1 tsp of sauce on top of each kafta cup.
Place into the oven and cook for approximately 20-30 minutes. You should begin to see the sauce caramelizing, and the sides of the kafta turning a nice golden brown color. You can test one of them to make sure that it is cooked all the way through.
You can serve these warm or cold. Either way – enjoy!