Name: Keftedes Recipe | Grilling
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef, 80% lean; 4 slices of white bread; 1 cup milk; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 1/3 cup of finely chopped fresh oregano; 3 tablespoons finely chopped mint; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 eggs, beaten; Kosher salt; Freshly ground black pepper; Tzatziki; Lemon wedges

Keftedes Recipe | Grilling

What seemed like a ton of onion, garlic, oregano and mint in proportion to the meat at first, ended up being just the right amount of flavor to make these meatballs taste distinctly Greek. Although they didn't necessarily need the accompanying tzatziki and lemon to make them delicious, put altogether, they were outstanding.

30 min total 20 min prep 10 min cook 4 267 cal

Instructions

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1 Place the milk in a swallow bowl and dunk each piece of bread in and then squeeze the excess liquid out. Tear bread into chunks and place in a large bowl.
2 Add the beef, onions, oregano, mint, garlic, eggs, salt and pepper in the bowl with the bread and then mix with your hands until thoroughly combined. Roll out meat mixture into balls 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
3 Light one chimney full of charcoal. When all the charcoal is lit and covered with gray ash, pour out and spread the coals evenly over the charcoal grate. Clean and oil the grilling grate. Place the meatballs on the grill and cook until well browned all over and cooked through, about 8 minutes total, 2 minutes per side. Remove from the grill and serve with tzatziki and lemon wedges.