Keftedakia - Fried Meatballs
These deep-fried meatballs are flavored with coriander, garlic, fresh mint, and parsley. They have scrumptious crispy outsides and juicy, soft insides!
Servings: 20 meatballs
Calories: 113kcal
Ingredients
- 500 grams / 1.1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 small onion
- 2 large garlic cloves
- 1 egg
- 5 tablespoons olive oil
- 60 grams / 2 oz bread with crust removed
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
- 3-4 small spearmint leaves chopped
- a handful of fresh parsley chopped
- salt & pepper
- flour
- frying oil
Instructions
- In a blender add the onion and garlic and blend until they look very finely chopped but not mushy.
- Soak the bread in water to soften and then squeeze to release the extra water.
- In a mixing bowl. add the ground beef, blended onion and garlic, the bread and all of the remaining ingredients. Season with salt and pepper.
- Knead mixture well for all of the ingredients to combine.
- Shape into small bite sized round meatballs and set aside.
- Half fill a pan with frying oil and heat over high heat.
- Roll each meatball in flour to coat . Pat lightly to remove the excess flour and set aside.
- Deep fry meatballs for 3-4 minutes on each side. Fry in batches and make sure they're not overcrowded in the pan.
- Remove from pan and place on paper towels to remove excess oil.
- Serve with freshly squeezed lemon, chopped parsley and Greek Tzatziki for dipping!
Nutrition
Serving: 1meatball | Calories: 113kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 36mg | Potassium: 100mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 18IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg