prep time: 10 MINUTES
cook time: 45 MINUTES
total time: 55 MINUTES
Balkan style meatballs with feta sauce are spicy, flavorful and juicy. Perfect blend of meat, spices, cheese and paprika are the key to this delicious Balkan recipe.
INGREDIENTS
- MEATBALLS INGREDIENTS
- Ground beef or lamb 800 g/28 oz
- Smoked bacon finely sliced 140 g/5 oz
- Cheddar cheese cut in very small cubes 100 g/3.5 oz
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- Salt 2 tsp
- Cayenne pepper ¼ tsp
- Crushed chili pepper 1 tsp
- Ground smoked paprika powder 1 tsp
- Powdered garlic ¼ to ½ tsp
- Dried basil 1 tsp
- 1 spring onion finely chopped 30 g/1 oz
- FETA CHEESE SAUCE INGREDIENTS
- Olive oil or lard 2 TBS
- Grilled and peeled or fresh finely chopped pepper/capsicum 120 g/4.2 oz
- Small onion 30 g/1 oz
- Feta cheese 100 g/3.5 oz
- Beef broth 1 cup
- Salt to taste
- Ground smoked paprika ½ tsp
- Pepper to taste
- Crushed chili pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
MEATBALLS INSTRUCTIONS
- Mix all ingredients for meat balls and form balls with your hands.
- Bake the balls on the pan, in the oven or on the grill.
- Grilled meat balls have the best taste and easiest way is to bake them in the oven on a sheet pan layered with a parchment paper for 20 minutes in a preheated oven at 180 C/350 F.
FETA CHEESE INSTRUCTIONS
- On a hot olive oil or lard fry finely chopped onion until caramelized and translucent.
- Add finely chopped red pepper/capsicum grilled and peeled or fresh finely chopped capsicum and stir until wilted.
- Add beef broth or vegetable broth, feta cheese and spices and stir until nicely combined. Be careful with salt because feta is salty and broth might be salty.
- Cook for 5 minutes on a medium high heat or until starts to boil.
- Add meat balls and cook them on a medium low heat for 10 minutes.
- Serve meatballs and enjoy!
NUTRITION INFORMATION:
YIELD: 7 SERVING SIZE: 2 meatballs
Amount Per Serving: CALORIES: 622TOTAL FAT: 54gCARBOHYDRATES: 2.97gNET CARBOHYDRATES: 2.54gFIBER: 0.43gPROTEIN: 28g
This is for your information only. Please calculate your own macros with ingredients you use.
