Vegetable Meatballs

Name: Vegetable Meatballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Istanbul & Anatolian Heart
Ingredients: 0.5 kg lean ground beef; 2 medium white onions; 2 large ripe tomatoes; 2 clove garlic; 1 cup breadcrumbs; 1 large boiled potato; 1 large egg; 3 stalks celery leaves; 1 bunch parsley; 1 bunch cilantro; 4 green lettuce leaves; 2 large green bell peppers; 1 pinch cumin; 1 pinch ground oregano; salt and pepper

Beef, tomatoes and breadcrumbs come together in these Turkish meatballs, fragrant with cumin and baked in the oven.

1 hr 5 min · Serves 6 · Medium

Method

Start cooking mode

Time: Prep 20 min · Cook 45 min · 65 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Grate onions, boiled potato and tomatoes, and set aside. Dice all vegetables small. Add all other ingredients to the vegetables and blend intimately into a dough.
2
Lightly oil a large shallow cooking pan. Separate the dough into small somewhat flattened balls, rolling in your palm.
3
Place balls in the cooking pan. Cook in the oven for about 45 minutes at 175-180 C.
45 min