Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Kufta and Chicken BBQ

Thankfully, there was a break in the bitterly cold days of winter for the weekend. The sky was clear and sunny - perfect for a barbeque on the balcony of Father of Fadi's apartment. The grilled kufta and chicken was enjoyed with fresh green olives from his family farm, pita bread, hummous and Turkish salad (tomato, onion, garlic, lemon, parsley and red chilli to spice it up!).
Kufta starting to cook over a bed of coals. Kufta is a mixture of ground beef or lamb and onion, garlic, parsley, allspice and black pepper. After roasting in the coals, the charred skin of these onions opened up to reveal sweet, carmelized flesh within.