Ground beef mixed with onion, garlic, parsley, and middle eastern spices then baked in the oven on wooden skewers and served with sliced red onion and a homemade tzatziki sauce.
Soak 6 wooden skewers in cold water while you prepare the beef.
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Brush the bottom of a rimmed baking sheet with the olive oil and set aside.
Add the beef, egg, garlic, breadcrumbs, parsley, onion, salt, pepper, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and nutmeg to a large mixing bowl and use your hands to mix everything together until thoroughly combined.
Divide the mixture in 6 even portions. Form each beef mixture into a cylinder shape roughly 6-inches long then push a wooden skewer through the middle of each one. Use your hands to press and form the beef onto the stick to make sure it stays on the skewer.
Lay the beef skewers on the oiled baking sheet and bake for 7 minutes then flip and bake 7 more minutes or until beef is cooked through.
Mix all the TZATZIKI ingredients in a small bowl. Season with salt & pepper to taste.
Serve the kofta kebabs over the sliced red onion with the tzatziki sauce on the side.