Ingredients
- 3 slices white bread with crust
- 1 cup milk
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 yellow onion, minced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/3 cup finely chopped oregano
- 2 finely chopped tablespoons mint
- 2 teaspoon white wine vinegar
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- Flour, for dusting
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Pita Bread
- Cucumber Yogurt Sauce, recipe follows
Directions
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 F 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.
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By misschriss19
Gold Canyon
on December 18, 2011
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I agree with Sharpio. Bland. Terribly bland. Tasted like balls of oniony meat. I added what I thought was plenty of salt and pepper along with the added seasoning (I even added a bit more than recommended, but next time, I'll take this recipe well in hand and triple the amount of mint and oregano. Tough thing about meatballs is just that you don't realize what else the receipe needed until you're all done and then it's too late. Maybe even go a little further East with it and add some Garam Masala. Made these for a party and they were very ho hum. Nothing inspiring or delicious.
By worldofoz
NYC, NY
on December 14, 2011
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I used ground turkey instead of beef. After the meatballs were cooked through, I removed them from the pan and deglazed with white wine. I added butter, a smashed clove of garlic, and a lot of lemon. I returned the meatballs to the pan and finished in the sauce. I served with pita, tzatziki and an Armenian-style cabbage salad. My eaters raved! The meatballs were incredibly moist and tender (do not overmix the meat when you are adding ingredients. This is a fantastic recipe and something I personally could eat at least once a week. My 10 year old brought it to school for lunch (I packed the bread, meatballs, tzatziki, and salad separately so she could assemble it herself and it wouldn't be soggy.
By sharpio
on November 11, 2011
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very disappointed! This recipe fails on many levels.....first off it makes about 20 - 25 meatballs. It's wasteful and time consuming to roll, flour and cook all that unless it's for a party or a family of ten. The recipe also has too much milk (or not enough bread which makes the balls too soggy and mealy. This recipe should also tell you how much salt should go in, if you get it wrong the meatballs taste incredibly bland. also, this recipe needs 3 times as much oregano and mint. With 2 lbs of beef, the herbs don't stand out. Definitely don't make this recipe, it's time consuming and tasteless.
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