Kefta Hot Dogs

Name: Kefta Hot Dogs
Prep time: PTM
Cook time: PTM

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Main dish

Kefta Hot Dogs, a sausage-free hot dog with Mediterranean flavors. For a different and comforting meal!

Servings: 4 (8 sausages, 2 per person)
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Cost per serving: $2.41
Storage: Kefta will keep for 3 days in the fridge and can be frozen.
Put each kefta in a hot dog bun just before serving.
Kitchen tools: Measuring cups and spoons, cutting board, sharp knife, large bowl, small bowl, baking sheet, tongs, spoon.
Reference: This original recipe was developed by Extenso—the Université de Montréal reference centre on human nutrition.

Ingredients

375 g (3/4 lb) ground beef
1 small yellow onion, peeled and chopped
30 ml (2 tbsp) bread crumbs
30 ml (2 tbsp) tomato paste
30 ml (2 tbsp) dried parsley
10 ml (2 tsp) ground cumin
5 ml (1 tsp) de paprika
Salt, pepper and Tabasco-style hot sauce, to taste
125 ml (½ cup) plain yogurt Or mayonnaise
1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
8 hot dog buns

Preparation

1. Place oven rack in the middle position and preheat the oven to 200^oC (400^oF). Oil a baking sheet.

2. In a large bowl, add the ground beef, onion, bread crumbs, tomato paste, 15 ml (1 tbsp) parsley, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper and hot sauce to taste and mix, using your hands.

3. Make 8 oblong patties (shaped like kefta or sausages) and place them on the baking sheet.

4. Bake for 12 minutes. Take the baking sheet out of the oven, turn the kefta and bake another 12 minutes, or until the kefta are cooked through and golden brown.

5. Meanwhile, mix the plain yogurt with the remaining parsley and garlic.

6. Toast the hot dog buns in a frying pan.

7. Serve kefta in toasted hot dog buns and garnish with the yogurt sauce.

Variation: Serve kefta with your choice of toppings. For example, they are delicious topped with coleslaw (see our coleslaw recipe).