Surprise balls

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 500 g minced beef
• 4 tbsp breadcrumbs
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp paprika powder, sweet
• salt and pepper
• nutmeg
• some parsley, fresh
• some chives, fresh
• 1 onion(s), diced
• 2 garlic cloves, squeezed
• ½ red bell pepper(s)
• ½ cucumber(s)
• 100 g cheese (Edam) in one piece
• n. B. Olives, pitted
• 100g mozzarella
• some olive oil

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 40 minutes

great for any party

Mix the minced meat, breadcrumbs, eggs, paprika, onion, crushed garlic cloves, parsley, and chives well. Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Wash and trim the bell peppers, and cut into approximately 1 cm pieces. Peel the cucumber and also cut into 1 cm pieces. Cut the Edam and mozzarella cheeses into small pieces. Drain the olives. Form the minced meat into small balls. Press 1 piece of bell pepper, cucumber, Edam cheese, 1 olive, or 1 piece of mozzarella into the center of each ball and enclose it with the minced meat. Heat a little oil in a pan and fry the balls for about 10 minutes. Tastes particularly good with garlic dip or onion cream and fresh baguette. Can be served hot or cold.