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Albanian Fried Meatballs

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Fried meatballs (qofte të fërguara) is an Albanian dish.

Yield 4

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)

Instructions

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

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Albanian_Fried_Meatballs