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Garlic Meatballs Recipe
SERVES HOW MANY
for 4 people
PREPARATION TIME
30 minutes
COOKING TIME
15 minutes

The bulgur meatballs prepared with tomato sauce, called "Fellah Meatballs", which we also include, are also called garlic meatballs, but it is also possible to prepare the main meatballs as we know them in the form of marbles and with garlic.

Try dipping it in strained yoghurt sauce and eating it.

 
Ingredients for Garlic Meatballs Recipe
  • 600 grams of ground beef
  • 5 cloves of garlic
  • 1 small carrot
  • 2 tablespoons of breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg _
  • 1/2 bunch of parsley
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon of salt

To fry:

  • 2 cups sunflower oil

For the sauce:

  • 1 glass of strained yoghurt
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1 small size cucumber
  • 1/4 bunch of mint

How to Make Garlic Meatballs Recipe?

  • Grate the garlic that will give the meatballs its flavor. Finely chop the parsley. Grate the peeled carrot with the fine side of the grater.
  • Put the ground beef, which you have ground only once, into the mixing bowl. Knead with breadcrumbs, egg, cumin, freshly ground black pepper, dried vegetable seasoning, salt, grated garlic, carrots and chopped parsley.
  • Take walnut-sized pieces from the thick meatball mixture and shape them by rolling them in your palms. If you have time, let the meatballs you prepared rest in the refrigerator.
  • To fry the meatballs, heat the sunflower oil in a deep fryer or deep pot. Drop the meatballs into the oil in batches, depending on the size of the pot, and fry until they take on color.
  • Remove the fried meatballs to a plate lined with paper towels to drain excess oil and let them rest.
  • For the sauce you will use while serving the meatballs; Chop the small cucumber into small pieces without peeling it. Finely chop the mint leaves.
  • Mix the strained yoghurt in a bowl with olive oil, chopped cucumber and mint. Add grated garlic to the sauce if desired. Serve the warm meatballs with their sauce. Share with your loved ones.