Crispy Greek Lamb Meatballs recipe (Keftedes Arni)

Ingredients

• Ground lamb

  Raw

  16 oz or 454g

• Red Onion

  Vegetables - Melissa's

  ½ cup chopped or 80g

• Garlic

  Raw

  4 cloves, minced or 12g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  1 tsp, leaves or 1g

• Mint

  Freshdirect

  2 tablespoon or 6g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  ½ tsp, ground or 2g

• Coriander leaf

  Spices, dried

  ½ tsp or 0.3g

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  2 medium or 88g

• Panko Bread Crumbs

  Emeril's

  ⅔ cup or 80g

• Feta cheese

  1 oz or 28g

• Cooking Spray, Avocado Oil, No Stick

  Pam

  12 pumps or 2g

• Salt

  Table

  4 dash or 2g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  4 dash or 0.4g

Directions

1. To prepare this traditional Greek beef meatball recipe , add all the ingredients into a large bowl and mix , squeezing with your hands, to allow the flavors to blend. Cover the bowl with some plastic wrap and let it rest in the fridge for at least 15 minutes.
2. To form your Greek meatballs, roll the mixture into balls, the size of a walnut. Transfer to a plate. (Ice cream scoops sprayed with cooking spray work really well for this.)
3. Bake/Grill/Air fry the meatballs. Preheat the oven at 200C/400F, place the meatballs on greased baking sheet about an inch apart. Cook for about 20 minutes, turning the meatballs upside down half way through cooking time.
4. Greek meatballs are ideally served as an appetizer (meze) with some creamy tzatziki sauce and pita breads or as a main course with some basmati rice and Greek salad. Enjoy!
5. Recipe by: Eli K. Giannopoulos (source: https://www.mygreekdish.com/recipe/crispy-greek-lamb-meatballs-recipe-keftedes-arni/)