Medium Greek Dinner

Kafta (Meat Fingers) with Tahini

Name: Kafta (Meat Fingers) with Tahini
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 59 min
Total time: 77 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 0.75 pounds ground beef; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 cup water; 0.75 cups tahini; 0.25 cups lemon juice; 0.5 teaspoons mixed spices

Total Time

1h 17m

18m prep · 59m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Medium

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It's my mother in law's recipe and hubby's favorite... a dish to remember. Very simple and very tasty served with white rice.

Ingredients

0.75 pounds ground beef
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 cup water
0.75 cups tahini
0.25 cups lemon juice
0.5 teaspoons mixed spices

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2

Place beef in a bowl, season with salt and pepper and mix to combine. Form into 6 small finger shapes, place on an ungreased baking sheet.
3

Bake in the preheated oven until starting to brown, about 7 minutes.
4

Combine water, tahini, lemon juice, mixed spices, salt, and pepper in a bowl; whisk until tahini is dissolved and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
5

Transfer tahini mixture to a saucepan over low heat; cook and stir constantly until simmering, about 3 minutes. Add meat fingers to saucepan. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until meat is fully cooked and no longer pink inside, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).