Köfte Recipe - Traditional Turkish Dish with Minced Lamb and Herbs

Ingredients

• 2 medium-sized slices of crustless stale bread , soaked briefly in water
• 500 g (1 lb) minced lamb or beef
• 1 medium-sized onion , grated thickly
• 2 tbsp fresh chopped mint , or 1 tbsp dried mint
• 1 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
• 1 clove of garlic , crushed
• 1 egg
• salt and black pepper