Keftethes Apo Ton Pontos (Meat Patties From Ponti)
Keftethes Apo Ton Pontos (Meat Patties From Ponti), a regional cuisine recipe with simple ingredients and a clear step-by-step method. Home cooking from.
Keftethes Apo Ton Pontos (Meat Patties From Ponti)
Ingredients
- 500 g Veal stew meat
- 250 g Pork stew meat
- 3 sl Stale bread (thick slices)
- 1 Garlic clove; finely chopped
- 3 tb Chopped parsley
- 1 ts Chopped mint
- 1 ts Chopped basil
- 1 md Tomato; peeled, chopped
- 1 Egg
- 1 tb Vinegar
- 1 ts Bicarbonate of soda
- 1 1/2 ts Salt
Method
- Freshly ground black pepper Flour to coat Oil for frying Serves: 5-6 Cooking time: 8-10 minutes Finely grind veal and pork, leaving some fat on pork.
- Combine meats.
- Soak bread in cold water.
- Squeeze dry and crumble into a mixing bowl.
- Add onion, garlic, herbs, tomato, egg and vinegar; blend in soda, salt and pepper.
- Add meat and blend in lightly and thoroughly, using a hand if necessary.
- Chill for 1 hour.
- Taking about 2 tablespoons of the mixture at a time, roll into balls.
- Moisten hands occasionally.
- Roll balls in flour and flatten into rounds 5 cm (2 inches) in diameter.
- Shallow fry in hot oil for 4-5 minutes each side.
- Patties will puff up.
- Turn carefully with spatula or tongs.
- Drain on paper towels and serve immediately with fried potatoes and vegetables or salad. * From: “The Complete Middle East Cookbook” by Tess Mallos. * ISBN: 1 86302 069 1 * Typed for you by Karen Mintzias - crusts removed 1 Onion; finely chopped.
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