Greece

Keftedes

Name: Keftedes
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 300 g beef mince minced beef (beef mince, beef or buff keema); 200 g lamb mince minced mutton (goat mince, ground goat); 1 grated onion; 2 cloves garlic; 2 slices soaked and squeezed white bread; 1 egg; a handful chopped mint leaves; a handful chopped flat leaf parsley; 1 tsp dried oregano; Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour), for dusting; Olive oil, for frying, about 60 g stays in; Salt, to taste; a pinch black pepper; 1 in wedges lemon

Mint and oregano meatballs, fried crisp outside and juicy inside. Greek party food, ouzo optional.

45 minTime

27 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayBeef and lamb meatballs with mint, oregano and bread, fried in olive oil.

The original

522kcalsame

27 gproteinsame

2 gfibresame

45minutessame

Keftedes.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Minced beef (beef mince, beef or buff keema)300 g beef mince

Minced mutton (goat mince, ground goat)200 g lamb mince

Onion1, grated

Garlic2 cloves

White bread2 slices, soaked and squeezed

Egg1

Mint leavesa handful, chopped

Flat leaf parsleya handful, chopped

Dried oregano1 tsp

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)for dusting

Olive oilfor frying, about 60 g stays in

Saltto taste

Black peppera pinch

Lemon1, in wedges

Method

4 steps

1Mix all the ingredients except the flour, oil and lemon. Knead well and chill 30 minutes.
2Shape into walnut sized balls, flatten slightly and dust in flour.
3Fry in olive oil until deep brown and cooked through with no pink.
4Drain and serve with lemon.

Serve it like this

Pile on a plate with lemon wedges and a bowl of tzatziki for dipping.

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Keftedes

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