Recipe of Favorite Greek meatballs (keftedakia)

Greek meatballs (keftedakia).

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have greek meatballs (keftedakia) using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Greek meatballs (keftedakia):

1. {Get 500 gr of beef mince.
2. {Get 500 gr of pork mince.
3. {Take 1 of small bread roll (soaked in water).
4. {Prepare 1 of onion diced (or onion powder if you re onion intolerant).
5. {Make ready 2 spoons of olive oil.
6. {Make ready 1 of tomato diced.
7. {Get 1/3 of garlic powder.
8. {Get 60 gr of mint finely chopped (or 2 spoons dried mint).
9. {Prepare 100 gr of flour for frying.
10. {Prepare 400 gr of sunflower oil.
11. {Get of Some sweet paprika.
12. {Prepare of Salt and pepper.

Steps to make Greek meatballs (keftedakia):

1. In a pan add the olive oil and the onion and in medium heat let it become glossy (for abt 8mins) without getting darker. Let it cool down..
2. In a big bowl, mix the 2 types of mince meat, the seasoning,the paprika, the mint, the garlic powder and the onion (only after it’s cooled down, the tomato..
3. Squeeze the bread and then add it to the mixture and start mixing the ingredients with your hands..
4. Divide it in small portions (size of a walnut or an apricot) and roll them in balls. At the same time, heat the sunflower oil in a pan in high heat..
5. In a smaller bowl add the flour and dip the meatballs so they get dusty all over and put them in the pan so they get fried for a few minutes each side (till they get a nice colour)..
6. When you take them out of the pan, first put them on some kitchen roll to absorb most oil, before you transfer them in an other plate..
7. You can accompany them amazingly with freshly cut fried chips or salad. Enjoy!.
8. Tip: if you want a healthier option, you can skip frying and instead, roast them in the oven. Also, if you have leftovers and want to do something different next day, make a red sauce and add the meatballs. You can eat them with spaghetti (like the Italian way)..

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