Keftedes

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Level: Intermediate
Total: 35 min
Active: 20 min
Yield: 2 1/2 dozen meatballs

Ingredients

  1. 2 baguettes
  2. 12 ounces diced onion
  3. 1.25 ounces finely chopped fresh curly parsley
  4. 2 extra-large eggs
  5. 1/4 cup pomace oil
  6. 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
  7. 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  8. 1/8 cup minced garlic
  9. 2 1/2 pounds 85/15 ground beef
  10. Oil, for frying
  11. All-purpose flour, as needed

Instructions

  1. Break the baguettes into pieces, then grind the baguettes into crumbs in a food processor. Add the onions and parsley and mix again.
  2. Whisk all the eggs in a bowl. Add the pomace oil, salt, pepper and 1/8 cup water to the eggs. Add to the food processor, then turn on to low speed for 3 minutes. Mix this mixture and the garlic into the beef by hand in a bowl. Form into 2-ounce meatballs.
  3. Bring oil to 375 degrees F in a deep-fryer.
  4. Dredge the meatballs in flour and deep-fry for 5 1/2 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 30 servings
Calories 281
Total Fat 22 g
Saturated Fat 4 g
Carbohydrates 12 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Sugar 1 g
Protein 9 g
Cholesterol 41 mg
Sodium 206 mg

 

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