Spinach & Ground Beef Frittata (Kookoo Esfenaaj)

Spinach and ground beef frittata/kookoo Esfenja کوکو اسفناج is a very popular frittata from Ardebil اردبیل in NW of Iran . It is a pretty thick (cake like)  rich and delicious frittata .  It is a pleasant combination of ground beef or lamb with spinach, potatoes, eggs, queen turmeric, walnuts and barberries or what we say in Farsi (Zereshk زرشک). You could serve it either hot or cold. You might make a sandwich with or serve it with pilaf, andddddd both are equally pretty tasty.

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Ingredients
200 g spinach
200 g ground meat (beef or lamb)
1 large onion, grated
4 Potatoes, cooked boiled
4 –5 whole eggs
3 tbsp walnuts, chopped
2 tbsp barberries (zereshk)
1/2 tbsp turmeric
1/2 tbsp baking soda

Salt and pepper to taste
Olive oil


Preparation

Add your minced beef and grated onion in a big bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Mix all together. Heat the oil in the pan, add the meat mixture and fry until browned, set aside.

Add spinach with 1/2 cup of water and cook for 5-6 minutes.Then remove the spianch from the pot and use a colander to get rid of extra moist and water.

Use a food processor and grind meat mixture, cooked boiled potates and cooked spianch..

Next, crack the eggs in a bowl.Add baking soda, turmeric, barberries (zereshk), chopped walnuts, salt and pepper. Beat well and then add meat, potaotes and spianch mixture to the eggs and combine all together.
Heat a good amount of oil in the pan, and once oil is very hot, pour mixture into the pan. Cover the pan with a lid and allow to fry and cook on medium heat. Then, flip over and let cook other side. You can serve it with rice or with bread, both equally go well.

کوکو اسفناج با گوشت چرخ کرده

به هر شهر و روستایی که سفر کنیم دستور پخت های مختلف و متفاوتی وجود داره. کوکو یکی از اون غذاهاست که دستورپخت های فراوانی داره و در کشورهای مختلف مثل ایتالیا و اسپانیا هم تهیه میشه.
امروز من یک کوکو ی محلی آذری رو درست کردم. یک کوکوی معروف اردبیلی. این کوکو از مخلوط گوشت چرخ کرده با اسفناج – سیب زمینی- تخم مرغ – زرشک-گردو و ادویه های مختلف درست میشه. این کوکوی مقوی و خوشششششششش مزه و ضخیم به ضخامت یک کیک خیلی آسون تهیه میشه. میشه اون رو سرد یا گرم با نان یا با کته و پلو سرو کرد.

مواد لازم

دویست گرم گوشت چرخ کرده

دویست گرم اسفناج

یک عدد پیاز درشت رنده شده

چهار عدد سیب زمینی آبپز شده

چهار- پنج عدد تخم مرغ

سه ق غ گردوی خرد شده

دو ق غ زرشک پاک و شسته شده

نصف ق غ زردچوبه

نصف ق غ جوش شیرین

روغن زیتون

نمک و فلفل به میزان لازم

طرز تهیه

گوشت چرخ کرده را همراه با پیاز رنده شده و مقداری نمک و فلفل مخلوط کنید. در تابه کمی روغن را گرم کرده و گوشت را سرخ کنید تا رنگ قهوه ای بگیرد. اسفناج را با نصف پیمانه آب به مدت 6-5 دقیقه تفت دهید. سپس اسفناج پخته شده را داخل آبکش بگذارید تا آب اضافه آن خارج شود.. سیب زمینی ها را نیز آبپز کنید. گوشت چرخ کرده – سیب زمینی آبپز شده و اسفناج را داخل غذا ساز ریخته و به صورت پوره و چرخ شده در آورید..
در یک کاسه ی بزرگ تخم مرغ ها را بشکنید. زردچوبه- جوش شیرین- نمک و فلفل همراه با – زرشک و – گردورا به تخم مرغ اضافه کرده و خوب همه را با هم مخلوط کنید. سپس مواد چرخ شده را به مخلوط تخم مرغ اضافه کنید و مواد کوکو را با هم همزده تا خوب مخلوط شوند.
داخل تابه مقدار مناسبی روغن ریخته ووقتی خوب داغ شد مایه کوکو را در تابه بریزید.  در تابه را گذاشته اجازه دهید سرخ شود و سپس پشت رو کنید تا طرف دیگر کوکو هم پخته و برشته شود.
این کوکوی مقوی و لذیذ را می توانید با برنج یا نان میل کنید.


نوش جان

Published by rozinaspersiankitchen

Hello everyone, my name is Rozina. I am Iranian with Azerbaijani roots. I was raised in Iran but I am living in Scotland. I am passionate about cooking and preparing meals for my family and friends. I tell them the story behind the meal, the pronunciation of their Iranian name and the spices that used in Persian cuisine. I am a photographer, a cooking teacher, and very interested to introduce Persian and Azerbaijani meals, desserts and beverages to people from different cultures, as I love to try food from all over the world. Iranian cuisine is a combination of rice with meat ( chicken, beef, lamb, fish, turkey), nuts, fruits, dried and fresh herbs and vegetables. Iranian food is a celebration of flavor, colour and spices such as: saffron, cinnamon, cardamom, turmeric, dried rose petals, dried limes, cumin, .... I share my recipes in Farsi/English along with step by step photos of preparation. I take all my own pictures. I have learned my traditional Persian and Azerbaijani recipes from my lovely mother, and she has learned from her mother. Over the years, I have experimented and learned more recipes. Some of my recipes are a fusion Western and Middle Eastern cuisine. Some are forgotten from Persian cooking tables and I try with posting and sharing those ones, to preserve them. All my recipes and pictures are property of rozinaspersiankitchen. I would be pleased if you would mention my site if you wish to use any of them. So, if you are interested to know about Persian /Azerbaijani food taste, you can try my website. I will be glad to hear your ideas about my recipes. :) Thank you for visiting my website.

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