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Kadınbudu Köfte (Kadinbudu Kofte) Izmir Turkish Food Speciality From the İzmir 'food kitchen' Kadınbudu Köfte Click Turkish Food photo for further enlargement. Thanks to: Lezzet -- Yöre Yemekleri Ansiklopedisi (Hürriyet Dergisi Grubu) for the yummy Izmir Turkish food image... Don't miss the Turkish Food language-point cartoon, that follows below... The dish that made İzmir's food kitchen famous is provocatively named kadınbudu; a woman's thigh... Kadınbudu Köfte 'shapely' ground meat patties Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 40 minutes Köfte ingredients -- Serves 5 half-cup rice 1 tablespoon margarine 2 onions (finely minced) 500 gr. lean ground beef half-teaspoon salt half-teaspoon black pepper Frying ingredients: 4 tablespoons flour 3 eggs 1 cup refined vegetable oil Preparation: Clean the rice and cook in vigorously boiling water for 20 minutes, then strain. Lightly brown the onion in a tablespoon of vegetable oil. Add half the ground beef and cook with the onion for 5 minutes. When cool, put this mixture on a tray and blend-in remaining ground beef -- and the salt, black pepper and rice. Divide the resulting Kadınbudu Köfte meat balls mixture into 20 egg-shaped pieces. Lightly press and flatten them into meat patties so that they (supposedly) resemble a 'womans thigh'). Dip each köfte first in flour, then in egg. In a frying pan, cook Kadinbudu kofte in vegetable oil, turning each meat patty repeatedly until all are golden brown. Serve next to pan-fried potatoes, onion and tomato. Now dig in... Those 'Kadınbudu köfte' are crispy and light, and simply delicious! A very serendipitous 'Womans Thigh' Turkish-Food Cartoon Left click image for enlargement. The Lout's Pal sez (to the restaurant waiter): Mr. Waiter, I'll have the Kadın Budu, please... The Waiter replies: Certainly sir. (Then turning to the Lout he asks...) And you sir? [What would you like?] The Lout sez: (acting dumber than usual): Me too...I'll have her other womans thigh, if you please. Thanks to: Ergin Asgalı and Gözcü Gazetesi 19 Jan 2006 Related Pages: All about Rakı (Raki), Lion's Milk Izmir Regional Food Kitchen Ağri Regional Food Kitchen Adana Regional Food Kitchen Turkish Pizza Recipe -- Aubergine "Tongue Sugar" Turkish Food Glossary, Measurements, Recipes Turkish Cookbook, Honey, what's cooking for dinner? Emre Altuğ -- Celebrity Master Chef? Turkish Culture

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