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GREEK MEATBALLS WITH A TWIST
Once you’ve made my Greek Meatballs, there is no going back. In a traditional recipe you would use breadcrumbs but I have gone for Dorito’s instead. These are very tasty and very moreish.
In a large bowl add the beef & pork mince. Add the Doritos’s to a food processor and blitz to create breadcrumbs. Add to the mixing bowl with the beef & pork mince. Now add the potato, onion, garlic & parsley to the same food processor and blitz until finely chopped. Add this mixture to the large bowl also. Now add all the other ingredients, except the oil, into the large bowl and, using your hands, mix well together. Using your hands, divide the mixture to create between 36-38 patties. Roll each patty into a ball and squash each ball down gently to create an oval shape.
INGREDIENTS: 500g beef mince 250g pork mince 100g Doritos cool original flavour corn chips 1 (350g) large potato (unpeeled) 1 medium white onion peeled 3 cloves of garlic handful fresh parsley 1 tablespoon dried mint 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 large egg a good grinding of pepper oil for frying Makes 36-38 Meatballs 28
Fill a large frying pan with approximately ½ cm of oil and turn the gas on and warm the oil. Add between 6-8 meatballs in the pan and fry for about 2 minutes a side. You want them to be golden brown. Place on a plate with kitchen towel to soak up any excess oil.
LET’S TAKE THIS A STEP FURTHER: This is traditionally served with Greek chips, Greek feta salad, Greek tzatziki sauce. You can watch me make the Greek Meatballs and all the above accompaniments by visiting my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/TheComposingCook Never fear, I haven’t totally forgotten about Easter. If you visit my website (above), I have created a recipe video called “How To Make Roast Lamb Lasagne using leftovers from a Roast Dinner” which also uses any leftover veg and potatoes.
