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Greek meatballs

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Ingredients for 12 servings:

  • 500 g minced meat, mixed (alternatively just beef or just pork)
  • 1 onion(s), finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove(s), finely grated
  • 1 egg(s)
  • Salt and pepper, pepper,
  • 1 tbsp mint, fresh, frozen or dried
  • 1 tbsp parsley, fresh, frozen or dried
  • 6 slice(s) toast bread, soaked in water and squeezed out
  • ½ lemon(s), the juice
  • 1 tsp oil
  • Oil for frying

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour 20 minutes

Keftedakia à la Letta

Knead the above ingredients into a minced meat mixture and form small, round balls. Fry the meatballs in hot oil. Keftedakia make a delicious meze (side dish) and are perfect for a buffet because they taste delicious even cold!

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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