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Sömelek Meatball Recipe

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Sömelek Meatball Recipe
SERVES HOW MANY
for 6 people
PREPARATION TIME
25 minutes
COOKING TIME
15 minutes

We love local flavors! Each region has a completely different culture and taste, and we are very happy to see the reflection of these in the dishes. Each recipe makes us happy as if we had found a treasure and reminds us once again how wide and diverse our cuisine is.

Here we are with one of these delicacies, sömelek meatballs, which is one of the beauties of Kahramanmaraş that you cannot get enough of. When you pour whipped yoghurt and a little pepper oil on top, you'll want to eat plate after plate! We leave our video recipe below, hope you enjoy it to the fullest, bon appetit!

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Ingredients for Sömelek Meatballs Recipe
  • 1.5 cups fine bulgur (raw meatballs)
  • 1/2 tea glass of semolina
  • 300 grams of lean ground meat
  • 1 teaspoon of chili pepper
  • 1.5 tea glasses of warm water
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper

For the Sauce:

  • 2 spoonful butter
  • 2 tablespoons of oil
  • 1 teaspoon of ground red pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried mint
  • 1 teaspoon of chili pepper

For the above:

  • 1 cup whipped yogurt

How to Make Sömelek Meatball Recipe?

  • Mix raw bulgur and 1.5 tea glasses of warm water in a large tray and wait 5 minutes for the bulgur to swell.
  • Add semolina, minced meat, salt, chili pepper and black pepper and mix until all the ingredients are mixed well and form a paste.
  • Prepare pinkie-thick meatballs from the minced meat mixture.
  • Cook the meatballs in boiling water for about 5-6 minutes.
  • Take the cooked meatballs out of boiling water.
  • Heat the butter, oil, red pepper flakes, red pepper flakes and dried mint in a large pan.
  • Throw the Somelek meatballs into the heated oil, turn them once or twice, and then remove them from the stove.
  • Pour whipped yoghurt and some of the butter left in the pan over the meatballs you transfer to the serving plate and enjoy with your loved ones.