Tabriz meatballs

Tabriz meatballs (Persian: کوفته تبریزی, romanized: kufteh Tabrizi), also known as koofteh Tabrizi, are a variety of Iranian meatballs from the city of Tabriz.^[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 shredded sangak or lavash bread before the main course.^[2]

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.^{[3] [4]}

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

Etymology

Kufteh Tabrizi means 'meatball of Tabriz'. The word is derived from kūfteh: in Persian, kuftan (کوفتن) means 'to beat' or 'to grind'.^[5]

See also

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

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