Təbriz Küftəsi

Tabriz meatballs ( fa, کوفته تبریزی, kufteh Tabrizi), also known as koofteh Tabrizi, are a variety of Iranian cuisine, Iranian meatballs from the city of Tabriz. The dish normally consists of a large meatball including rice, yellow split peas, herbs and other ingredients, and its juice which is served in a separate dish with shredded sangak or lavash bread before the main course.

Preparation

The ingredients are ground beef, rice, yellow split peas, leeks, mint, parsley, onion and spices, wrapped around a core of boiled egg, walnut, fried onion and dried apricot. The ''kufteh'' are braised along with fried onions, tomato paste and barberries.

Some versions are wrapped around a small stuffed bird before stewing.

Etymology

''Kufteh Tabrizi'' means 'meatball of Tabriz'. The word is derived from ''kūfteh'': in Persian, ''kuftan'' (کوفتن) means 'to beat' or 'to grind'.Alan S. Kaye, "Persian loanwords in English", ''English Today'' 20:20-24 (2004), .

See also

*Iranian cuisine
*Azerbaijani cuisine
*Sulu köfte
*Ciorbă de perişoare
*Smyrna meatballs
*Yuvarlak
*Harput meatballs
* List of soups
* List of meatball dishes

References

Kofta
Iranian cuisine
Azerbaijani cuisine
Meatballs

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