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Today I would like to prepare for you mini meatballs recipe ground beef Turkish kofta.
Meatball recipes are always so demanded by kids, friends and family.
It’s a life saving practical recipe combinable with hundreds of other dishes.
If you don’t have too much time, you wish to cook something delicious and easily doable then this mini meatballs recipe with ground beef can be your ideal choice.
Let’s start with our ingredients. 👇👇👇
Mini Meatballs Recipe Ground Beef Ingredients
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To prepare the mini meatballs recipe ground beef you need:
- 500 gr. ground beef
- 1 middle sized onion (grated and then squeezed)
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp of breadcrumbs
- 2 tbsp of crushed walnut (optional)
- 1 tea cup of flour
- 1 water cup of liquid oil
- 1/2 tea spoon of cumin
- pappermint
- black pepper
- salt
Alternative Sauce With Yogurt and Mint (optional)
- 2 tbsp of strained yogurt
- 1/2 piece of plained lemon peel
- 1 tea spoon of lemon juice
- 1/2 tea spoon of garlic powder
- 3 leaves of fresh mint
Preparation of Dip Sauce With Mint and Garlic Powder
Chop the fresh mint very thinly.
Add lemon peel, chopped mint, lemon juice and garlic powder within the strained yogurt.
Blend for 3 minutes until obtaining the ideal texture for this sauce.
(It should look like mayonnaise texture and liquidity.)
Pro Tips To Get The Best Mini Meatballs
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1.Walnut addition is optional but believe me you will like the taste.👌
2. Behave moderately when adding the spices.
If you add more than 1 dessert spoon each spice, they would be too dominant in taste.
3. Be sure to knead the ground beef at least during 10 minutes continiously for maximum taste and texture.
You may prefer to use a kneading machine as well but most of the time I do it with my own hands to better shape the ground beef.
4. Be sure to rest the kneaded and shaped mini meatballs for 20 minutes in the fridge.
Mini Meatballs Recipe Cooking Instructions
STEP 1 Preparation of The Mini Meatballs
Put the ground beef in a deep plate and add red pepper, salt, black pepper, crushed walnut, breadcrumbs, onion, egg and cumin.
Knead (if possible with your own hands) the meat for 10 minutes so that all spices and ground beef get well-blended.
STEP 2 Make The Meatballs Mix Rest
Use a vacuum container and make it rest in the fridge for 20 minutes.
STEP 3 Shape The Mini Meatballs
Take small pieces of the meatballs mix (smaller than a walnut) and roll them in your hands.
STEP 4 Cooking The Mini Meatballs
Add 6 tbps of liquid oil in an pan and warm the oil for 3 minutes on medium heat.
Roll the meatballs koftas within the flour to add more texture.
Place the meatballs into the pan and fry them.
STEP 5 Make The Fried Meatballs Rest
Place them on a paper towel and make them rest for 5 minutes.
Pour the yogurt sauce on top of it and voila!
Your mini meatballs ground beef recipe is already ready to serve!
Mini Meatballs Recipe Variations
- You may use very thinly grated bread instead of breadcrumbs.
- You may prefer to add two cloves of garlic into the meatballs mix if you don’t prefer to add walnut.
- Instead of the yogurt sauce with mint you may prepare another sauce made with 1 tbsp of melted butter and red pepper.
Mini Meatballs Recipe Serving Suggestions
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I really love these mini meatballs recipe ground beef.
It’s easy to make, full of protein and no time-consuming.
It goes perfectly well with :
- Soups
- White Rice Pilaf With Vermicelli
- Bulgur Rice Pilaf
- Mashed Potatoes
- Green Beans With Olive Oil
- Meatless Eggplant
- Carrot Tarator Salad
- Spicy Paste Salad
I hope you try and like this ground beef meatballs kofta recipe and you like it.
I will be so happy to hear your experience and comments below.
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Bon appétit!
PIN THIS EASY&DELICIOUS MINI MEATBALLS RECIPE WITH WALNUT TO SAVE IT FOR LATER 👇👇👇
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Easy Mini Meatballs With Ground Beef and Walnut
Ingredients
- 500 gr ground beef
- 1 piece onion middle sized
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp bradcrumbs
- 2 tbsp crushed walnut optional
- 1 tea cup flour
- 200 ml liquid oil
- 1/2 tea spoon cumin
- peppermint the amount is up to your preference
- black pepper the amount is up to your preference
- salt the amount is up to your preference
- 2 tbsp yogurt strained
- 1/2 piece lemon peel plained
- 1 tea spoon lemon juice
- 1/2 tea spoon garlic powder
- 3 pieces leave of mint
Instructions
- Put the ground beef in a deep plate and add red pepper, salt, black pepper, crushed walnut, breadcrumbs, onion, egg and cumin.500 gr ground beef, 1 egg, 3 tbsp bradcrumbs, 2 tbsp crushed walnut, 1/2 tea spoon cumin, peppermint, black pepper, salt, 1 piece onion
- Knead (if possible with your own hands) the meat for 10 minutes so that all spices and ground beef get well-blended.
- Use a vacuum container and make it rest in the fridge for 20 minutes.
- Take small pieces of the meatballs mix (smaller than a walnut) and roll them in your hands.
- Add 6 tbps of liquid oil in an pan and warm the oil for 3 minutes on medium heat.200 ml liquid oil
- Roll the meatballs koftas within the flour to add more texture.1 tea cup flour
- Place the meatballs into the pan and fry them for 3 minutes
- Place them on a paper towel and make them rest for 5 minutes.
Notes
- You are completely free about the amount of spices.
