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Kefta (Moroccan Spiced Meatballs)

Name: Kefta (Moroccan Spiced Meatballs)
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Morocco
Ingredients: 250g Ground beef; 1/4 Onion; 1 tsp Ground cumin; 1 tsp Paprika; To taste Parsley; 2 Egg; Half a can Canned tomatoes; 1 clove Garlic

Main Dish

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Cumin- and paprika-scented meatballs simmered in tomato sauce with a poached egg — a popular Moroccan street-food classic.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Ground meat kneaded with cumin, paprika, and parsley can be grilled as-is or simmered in tomato sauce with an egg cracked in — known as "kefta tagine." It's a favorite at both food stalls and sit-down restaurants.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Jemaa el-Fnaa, Marrakech's famous food-stall square: as evening falls, charcoal smoke and the scent of spices fill the air, and travelers eagerly tuck into fresh kefta stuffed into bread.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Ground beef 250g
Onion 1/4
Ground cumin 1 tsp
Paprika 1 tsp
Parsley To taste
Egg 2
Canned tomatoes Half a can
Garlic 1 clove

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mix the ground beef with minced onion, cumin, paprika, and parsley, kneading well.
Shape into small balls.
Sauté the garlic in a pan, then add the canned tomatoes to make a sauce.
Add the meatballs to the sauce and simmer for 10 minutes, turning occasionally.
If desired, crack in the eggs and cover to steam until just set.
Serve with bread.

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