Izmir Kofte

Ingredients

• 300 g ground beef
• 4 tablespoons breadcrumbs
• 1 medium onion, finely grated
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup parsley (flat leaf)
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 2 large tomatoes, peeled, chopped and seeds discarded
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 (14 ounce) can chopped tomatoes, pureed
• salt
• pepper
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 cubanelle pepper, ends cut off, seeds discarded and cut into 4 long strips