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Eating Meatballs All Over Europe
Basically a meatball consists of meat, salt and pepper or different spices and then the ground meat is rolled into a ball and can be baked, fried, sautéed or boiled. It is interesting how versatile a meatball dish actually is and how different nationalities prepare it. This is about how meatballs are prepared in European countries and you’ll see that there is so much more to them than just ground meat and spices.

The dish is called Qofte te ferguara and the Albanians love frying their meatballs with feta cheese. Take ground lamb or beef, chopped onions, plain breadcrumbs, chopped feta cheese, chopped mint, cinnamon, oregano, salt and pepper and mix all the ingredients together. Let stand for an hour so the flavors can blend, then shape into small cylinders, patties or balls, dust with flour and fry.

Austrian meatballs aren’t formed round but are oval. The dish is known as Fleischlaibchen or Fleischlaberl. Day-old bread (usually a roll) is soaked in warm water or milk. An onion chopped and fried until golden but not burned. Ground beef is mixed with egg, chopped garlic, pepper, marjoram, rosemary, chopped parsley and salt. Once the mixture is ready the soaked bread is squeezed until most of the liquid is gone, then added to the meat mixture …show more content…

Put diced garlic, chopped parsley, chopped basil or tarragon and some ground cinnamon into a mixing bowl. Mix in ground beef, veal, sausage or pork or a combination then add egg, salt and pepper. Make small round meatballs. Dredge them in flour and brown until golden. Set them aside and heat fresh chopped tomatoes or canned, diced shallot and a pinch of cayenne pepper. When the tomatoes are reduced to a sauce put back the meatballs. Add a cup of green olives and if you want some chopped fresh ham. Add a cup of beef or chicken broth and simmer meatballs for 20 minutes. Serve with rice or fried potatoes and a

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