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Greek Meatball Recipe

URL: https://www.foodbymaria.com/greek-meatball-recipe/

Ingredients

The meatballs

  • 450 g lean ground beef
  • 1 large yellow onion, grated
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 1 large egg
  • 6 tbsp fresh chopped mint
  • ½ cup breadcrumbs
  • 1 lemon cut into wedges
  • to taste ml olive oil for cooking

For serving

  • to taste tzatziki

Instructions

  1. Mix together ground beef, grated onion, minced garlic, salt, pepper, egg, chopped mint, and breadcrumbs.
  2. Form the mixture into meatballs using about 1 heaping tablespoon per meatball.
  3. Coat the bottom of a frying pan with olive oil and heat to medium.
  4. Fry the meatballs in batches, stirring occasionally until cooked through, about 10-12 minutes.
  5. Serve with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and tzatziki.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
24 meatballs
Calories
50
Total fat
2.1g
Total carbohydrates
3.1g
Total protein
4.9g
Sodium
226.1mg
Cholesterol
19mg

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