Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, chiftele (romanian meatballs). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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Chiftele (Romanian meatballs) is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Chiftele (Romanian meatballs) is something that I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have chiftele (romanian meatballs) using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Chiftele (Romanian meatballs):
- Take 400-500 g pork mince (or any other fatty minced meat)
- Prepare 2 medium-sized potatoes (or sweet potatoes)
- Prepare 1 carrot
- Get 1 egg
- Take 3 garlic cloves
- Get 1 onion
- Make ready 3-5 tbsp dill
- Take salt
- Prepare pepper
- Prepare flour
My mom prepares them not only as appetizers, but also as a main dish. Romanian meatballs, also known as chiftele or parjoale: juicy, garlicky, full of herbs and flavor. Grandma-style pork and beef meatballs, one of the most popular Romanian recipes. Meatballs are popular all around the world, I can imagine that there is hardly any country that doesn't have a traditional recipe.
Steps to make Chiftele (Romanian meatballs):
- Peel the potatoes and grate them. Then take the grated potato in your hands and squeeze out all of the excess water in the sink (you should have around 150g of potato after this). Repeat these actions for the carrot. Then finely chop the onion and crush the garlic cloves.
- In a large bowl combine all your ingredients: the mince, grated potato, grated carrot, onion, garlic, and egg. Add a large amount of dill (fresh if you have it, otherwise dried will be fine), followed by salt and pepper to suit your tastes.
- Using your hands or a large spoon, mix everything together well.
- Roll the mixture into evenly sized ball or burger patty shapes. These can be as big or as small as you want but bear in mind the bigger they are the longer they will take to cook. Roll each meatball in flour until coated.
- In a large frying pan or wok, heat up a good amount of oil and fry the meatballs in it until cooked through. This will take 10 minutes or more, depending on size. Serve hot or cold.
Description Chiftele (Romanian Meatballs) put a unique spin on an old favorite with the addition of grated potato and lots of fresh herbs. In a large frying pan or wok, heat up a good amount of oil and fry the meatballs in it until cooked through. Chiftele are the Romanian version of a meatball and can be flat or round. They're normally made with ground pork, which is high in fat, but this recipe is made with lean ground turkey. After the patties are formed you roll them in flour and fry them up!
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