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Albanian Fried Meatballs

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Servings: 4 Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dinner, Bread, Baked, Fried

Tags: albanian, main course, medium difficulty, pan fried, recipes using bread, recipes using butter, recipes using feta, recipes using meat, recipes using mint, recipes using wheat flour, recipes without cooking time

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3AAlbanian_Fried_Meatballs)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3AAlbanian%20Fried%20Meatballs&oldid=4531769

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 1 slice stale bread
  • 1 lb ground meat
  • 1 small onion, finely-grated
  • 2 tablespoons chopped feta cheese
  • 2 tablespoons bread crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons oil or melted butter
  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Mint
  • Oregano
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup oil (olive oil recommended)

Directions

  1. Soak bread in water and squeeze hard to drain.
  2. Combine soaked bread, ground meat, bread crumbs, oil or melted butter, onion, cheese, parsley, salt, pepper, and mint, and mix thoroughly.
  3. Form mixture into 1 inch-thick patties, then sprinkle with salt, pepper, and oregano.
  4. Roll in flour and fry in hot oil.
  5. Serve hot with French fries or mashed potatoes.