Albanian Fried Meatballs
Fried meatballs (qofte të fërguara) is an Albanian dish.
Ingredients
- 1 slice stale bread
- 1 lb ground meat
- 1 small onion, finely-grated
- 2 tablespoons chopped feta cheese
- 2 tablespoons bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons oil or melted butter
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- Salt
- Pepper
- Mint
- Oregano
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup oil (olive oil recommended)
Ingredients for 4 servings (970 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Soak bread in water and squeeze hard to drain.
- 2
Combine soaked bread, ground meat, bread crumbs, oil or melted butter, onion, cheese, parsley, salt, pepper, and mint, and mix thoroughly.
- 3
Form mixture into 1 inch-thick patties, then sprinkle with salt, pepper, and oregano.
- 4
Roll in flour and fry in hot oil.
Stovetop - 5
Serve hot with French fries or mashed potatoes.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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