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Lamb Kofta in Tahini Sauce

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings 4
Dinner
Middle Eastern

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup packed minced parsley plus more for garnishing
  • 1 medium onion finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • ¼ tsp ground cayenne
  • 2 ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • 2 lbs ground lamb

Tahini Sauce

  • ½ cup tahini
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • ½ cup hot water
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • ½ tsp kosher salt or to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400ºF.  Combine all kofta ingredients in large bowl and use your hands to work everything together so that the spices especially are evenly distributed.
  • Scoop by 1/2-cupfuls and shape into long sausage shapes.  Arrange in a 9x13" baking dish and bake for 25 minutes, until browned.  Meanwhile, whisk together sauce ingredients.
  • Flip over the kofta, and pour the sauce over top, whisking it into the accumulated juices. Continue baking another 10-15 minutes, until tops of kofta are browned and sauce is slightly thickened. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with flatbread.