Ingredients
2 slices of white bread, torn into small pieces
3 tablespoons milk
¼ cup EACH: grated onions (squeeze out excess liquid) AND chopped parsley
4-6 cloves minced garlic (less if you don’t like garlic)
1 large egg
1 teaspoon EACH: salt AND dried mint (double if fresh)
½ teaspoon EACH: black pepper, ground cinnamon, AND dried oregano
⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
1 ¼ pound ground beef and lamb (see notes)
½ cup all-purpose flour
Oil, for frying
Instructions
PREP: In a large bowl, pour the milk over the bread and press down with a spoon or your fingers so that the bread soaks up all the milk; let sit 5 minutes. Add the grated onions, chopped parsley, minced garlic, egg, dried mint, salt, black pepper, ground cinnamon, dried oregano, and nutmeg to the bowl and mix until well combined. Then, add the ground meat and gently mix until *just* combined. If time permits, I suggest covering and refrigerating the mixture for 1-2 hours (or as long as you can) so the flavors develop further.
MEATBALLS: Using a tablespoon measure or a cookie scoop, measure out meatballs, you’ll get anywhere in the ballpark of 28-34 meatballs. Roll them into balls and place on a clean surface until you’re ready to cook.
COOK: Place the all-purpose flour in a small bowl. Heat a large frying pan with enough oil to cover the bottom surface. Dredge a batch of 8-10 meatballs in the flour one at a time, dust or shake off the excess flour, and place the meatballs in the skillet. Let cook for 4-6 minutes or until cooked through flipping them every couple of minutes to cook them all the way through and brown all sides evenly. Then, remove the cooked meatballs to a clean plate. Repeat with additional batches.
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