Greek Meatballs - {Keftedes}

Recipe Ingredients

3		White bread with crust
1 cup	237ml	Milk
2 lbs	908g / 32oz	Ground beef
1		Yellow onion - minced
4		Garlic cloves - minced
1/3 cup	48g / 1.7oz	Finely-chopped oregano
2		Finely-chopped tablespoons mint
2 teaspoons	10ml	White wine vinegar
2		Eggs beaten
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Grated nutmeg
1/2 cup	118ml	Olive oil
		Flour - for dusting
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
		Pita bread - for serving
		Cucumber Yogurt Sauce
2 cups	474ml	Plain yogurt
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Small-diced seeded cucumber
3		Garlic cloves - minced
		Salt - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Dunk bread quickly in milk and press the liquid out to dampen the bread.

Combine the beef, bread, onion, garlic, oregano, mint, vinegar, eggs, nutmeg, salt, and pepper in a bowl and mix well. Take a large spoon of the mixture and roll into a ball until all the mixture has been rolled.

In a saute pan, add the olive oil and bring it to 360 degrees for frying. Dust the balls in flour and add to the oil. Brown on all sides, leaving room in the pan to roll them around. Pull from the pan and drain on paper towels.

Serve with pita and cucumber yogurt sauce.

Cucumber Sauce: Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

This recipe yields 12 servings.

Source:
MELTING POT with Cat Cora - (Show # MP-1B28) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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