Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, bulgarian fried meatballs a.k.a purjeni kiufteta. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Bulgarian Fried Meatballs a.k.a Purjeni Kiufteta is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Bulgarian Fried Meatballs a.k.a Purjeni Kiufteta is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook bulgarian fried meatballs a.k.a purjeni kiufteta using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Bulgarian Fried Meatballs a.k.a Purjeni Kiufteta:
- Prepare 800 g ground meat (beef or pork)
- Make ready 2 slices white bread (without crusts)
- Make ready 4 tbsp milk
- Get 1 egg
- Take 1 1/2 tbsp cumin
- Get 1 1/2 tbsp dried parsley
- Prepare 1 tbsp ground black pepper
- Make ready 1 tbsp savory (if you don't have any replace with thyme)
- Make ready 1 tbsp salt (or more to taste)
- Make ready 1 medium size minced onion
- Take 1 cup oil (I use avocado oil)
Instructions to make Bulgarian Fried Meatballs a.k.a Purjeni Kiufteta:
- In a big bowl (you will be adding all ingredients in it), soak white bread slices into milk. Once bread has fully absored milk, crumble into tiny pieces.
- Add ground meat to crumbled and soaked bread pieces. Add egg and all spices. Add minced onion.
- Mix everything very well. All spices and bread must be absorbed into ground meat. Place mixture in fridge for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, takes mixture out of fridge. You can wet your hands with water beforehand (so mixture doesn't stick on them). Start forming 2-2.5 inch (5-7cm) in diameter meatballs.
- Once meatballs are formed. Add oil in a pan and heat it until ready to fry meat. Add meatballs and fry until golden and well cooked inside (about 4 minutes on each side).
- Serve hot with sides such as potatoes/fries and/or salad. Enjoy!
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