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Tabriz meatballs

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Tabriz meatballs
Alternative namesKufteh Tabrizi, koofteh Tabrizi
TypeMeatballs
Place of originIran
Main ingredientsGround meat, rice, leeks, split peas, and other ingredients
VariationsCiorbă de perişoare,sulu köfte,yuvarlak,Smyrna meatballs

Tabriz meatballs(Persian:کوفته تبریزی,romanized:kufteh Tabrizi), also known askoofteh Tabrizi,are a variety ofIranianmeatballs from the city ofTabriz.[1]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 shreddedsangakorlavashbread before the main course.[2]

Preparation

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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 driedapricot.Thekufteharebraisedalong with fried onions, tomato paste and barberries.[3] [4]

Some versions are wrapped around a small stuffed bird before stewing.[1]

Etymology

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Kufteh Tabrizimeans 'meatball ofTabriz'. The word is derived fromkūfteh:in Persian,kuftan(کوفتن) means 'to beat' or 'to grind'.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abDeravian, Naz (2018).Bottom of the pot: Persian recipes and stories.Eric Wolfinger (First ed.). New York, N.Y. p. 282.ISBN978-1-250-13441-7.OCLC1016935022.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^Homa (2016-03-01)."Koofteh Tabrizi ÚšůˆŮ Řşů‡ Řşř¨Řąűœř˛Űœ".Persianmama.Retrieved2019-05-17.
  3. ^"Koofteh Tabrizi Recipe".Aashpazi.Retrieved2019-05-17.
  4. ^SMM."Tabriz kĂśftesi; Food in The Shape of Circles".Mydorna.Retrieved2019-05-17.
  5. ^Alan S. Kaye, "Persian loanwords in English",English Today20:20-24 (2004),doi:10.1017/S0266078404004043.