Beef kofta with tahini & couscous

A Middle Eastern dinner for the galley that fine in moderate seas, about 30 min hands-on.

  • Dinner
  • Middle Eastern
  • ⏱ 30 min
  • 🌊 Sea tolerance 3/5
  • kosher
  • halal

Ingredients

For 4 servings (one normal-appetite adult each). Per serving in brackets.

  • Beef mince / ground beef520 g (130 g)
  • Onion (brown/yellow)120 g (≈ 1 onion) (30 g)
  • Parsley20 g (5 g)
  • Ground cumin4 g (1 g)
  • Ground cinnamon1.2 g (0.3 g)
  • Tahini60 g (15 g)
  • Lemon40 g (≈ 0.5 lemon) (10 g)
  • Couscous280 g (70 g)
  • Cucumber240 g (≈ 1 cucumber) (60 g)
  • Tomato (firm ripe)240 g (≈ 2 tomatos) (60 g (≈ 0.5 tomato))
  • Extra-virgin olive oil32 g (8 g)
  • Salt4 g (1 g)

Method

  1. Mix mince with grated onion, parsley, spices and salt; shape into small fingers.
  2. Fry in the oil 8 minutes, turning. Pour boiling water over the couscous, cover 5 minutes.
  3. Thin the tahini with lemon and water; serve with chopped cucumber and tomato.

In the galley

  • Fine in moderate seas — 3/5 for sea tolerance.
  • Stow the main ingredients in the fridge.
  • Contains: Gluten, Sesame — always check the labels of what you buy.

Per serving

💪 Protein-packed · ⚡ Night-watch fuel

kcal
794
protein
36 g
fat
43 g
carbs
67 g
sugar
4 g
fibre
7 g

From USDA FoodData Central, raw weights — a planning guide, not a label.

Nutrition per serving: USDA FoodData Central — SR Legacy (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service), weighted by each ingredient's grams — a planning guide, not a label. Quantities follow standard portion sizes; this recipe hasn't been tested in a real galley yet. How we make recipes

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