South Sudan Kofta with Spicy Tomato Sauce By Naptime Prep Cook


A kofta by any other name is just a meatball. Although they’re usually more oval-shaped. These South Sudanese kofta are spiced with cumin, coriander and cinnamon then the sauce gets a kick from a Serrano pepper. Serve these with plenty of bread (like the pitas we used) to sop up all that spicy sauce.
For the sauce
1 medium onion, diced (minus the 2 Tbs. from the kofta)
2 garlic cloves, crushed or grated
½ tsp Coriander seedstoasted then ground
4 large tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup unseasoned tomato sauce
1 Serrano pepper, finely diced
For the kofta
1 lb. ground beef
2 Tbs. onion, finely diced
1/2 cup of cooked rice
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. Coriander seeds, toasted then ground
1 tsp. Ground cumin
1/4 tsp. Ground cinnamon
1 tsp. Salt
3 Tbs. oil, for frying
Ingredients
For the sauce
1 medium onion, diced (minus the 2 Tbs. from the kofta)
2 garlic cloves, crushed or grated
½ tsp Coriander seedstoasted then ground
4 large tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup unseasoned tomato sauce
1 Serrano pepper, finely diced
For the kofta
1 lb. ground beef
2 Tbs. onion, finely diced
1/2 cup of cooked rice
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. Coriander seeds, toasted then ground
1 tsp. Ground cumin
1/4 tsp. Ground cinnamon
1 tsp. Salt
3 Tbs. oil, for frying
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