Koftit Roz (rice Meatballs)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef (you can use lamb, lean ground beef.. just what ever you have on hand)
• 1/2 cup short-grain rice (egyptian rice if you can get your hands on it... but italian rice will do fine)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme (or za'taar)
• 1 teaspoon dried coriander
• 1 teaspoon dry cumin
• 1 onion
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 puree the sauce ingredients in blender/food processor.
• 3 combine together together all the kofta ingredients in a large bowl.
• 4 ball your kofta into 1.5 inch balls and place in a 9in x 9in oven safe pan.
• 5 pour sauce over kofta and cook in oven for 45-60 minutes turning once.