Köfte in the housewife's style

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 500 g minced meat (beef)
• 2 slices of toast
• 1 onion(s)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp parsley, chopped
• 1 egg(s)
• Salt
• pepper
• ¼ tsp ground cumin
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• 4 tomatoes
• 2 spring onions
• 2 bell peppers (pointed peppers), light green or red
• 600 g potatoes, waxy
• 40 g butter
• 1 tbsp thyme
• 250 ml water
• Fat for the mold

Instructions

Working time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 40 minutes

Strongly seasoned meatballs

Place the meat in a bowl. Remove the crust from the bread and soak it in a little water for 5 minutes. Then squeeze it dry and add it to the meat. Peel the onions and grate them into the minced meat. Peel the garlic, chop it very finely, and add it to the minced meat. Add the parsley, egg, 1 teaspoon of salt, plenty of pepper, ground cumin, and cinnamon to the minced meat. Knead everything thoroughly with your hands and then let it rest for 30 minutes. In the meantime, cut out the stems from the tomatoes. Blanch the tomatoes in boiling water for a few seconds, refresh them, and peel them. Then quarter them, remove the seeds, and finely dice them. Clean and wash the spring onions, halve them lengthwise, and cut them into pieces. Remove the white membranes and seeds from the bell peppers. Rinse them and cut them into rings. Peel and wash the potatoes and cut them into 1 cm thick slices. Preheat the oven to 200°C (top/bottom heat: 180°C). Heat the butter in a pan and fry the vegetables for 2 minutes. Stir in 250 ml water, salt, and thyme, and sauté for 5 minutes. Grease a baking dish. Arrange the potato slices side by side. Form oval patties from 1 tablespoon of ground meat each. Place one patty on each potato slice. Spread the vegetable sauce over the patties. Dice the remaining potato slices and place them between them. Bake in a preheated oven for about 40 minutes.