Fried Meatballs (Qofte Te Ferguara)
Created by lazyme on February 25, 2020
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 15m
- Recipe #34389
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground lamb (beef or chicken)
- 1 slice (1 ounce) bread (stale bread, broken up)
- 1 ounce feta cheese (chopped, about 2 tablespoons)
- 1 onion, finely grated
- Salt, to taste
- Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
- Dried peppermint, crushed leaves
- 1/2 cup flour
- Oil (for frying, 1 cup)
How to Make
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Step 1: Combine meat, bread, feta cheese, onion, salt, pepper and mint to taste. Form into 1/2-inch thick patties, cylinders or balls.
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Step 2: Roll in flour and fry in oil heated to 350 to 365 degrees.
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Step 3: Serve these hot with French fries or mashed potatoes.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (170.1 g)
- Calories 420.6
- Total Fat - 28.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 12.5 g
- Cholesterol - 86.8 mg
- Sodium - 154.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 17 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.3 g
- Sugars - 1.6 g
- Protein - 23.6 g
- Calcium - 112.1 mg
- Iron - 2.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg