Greek Meatballs In Avgolemono Sauce (keftedes Me Avgolemono)

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 kg minced beef
• 1 large onion, very finely chopped
• 1 bunch parsley, chopped
• 2 -3 mint leaves, finely chopped
• 2 slices bread, dried, soaked in milk and well drained
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 whole egg
• 1 cup plain flour
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil (for frying)
• salt & pepper
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 100 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 2 medium lemons, juice of
• yolk from 1 large egg
• 1 liter water

Recipe

• 1 meatballs:.
• 2 apart from the flour and the vegetable oil, mix all the other ingredients together well.
• 3 make medium-size balls from the mixture.
• 4 roll the balls in flour and then deep fry them for approximately 15 minutes.
• 5 sauce:.
• 6 in a heavy-bottomed pan, heat the oil, then add the flour and stir well for 3 minutes.
• 7 add 1 litre water and mix well.
• 8 add the meatballs and simmer for 30 minutes, until the sauce is slightly thick.
• 9 beat the egg yolk thoroughly.
• 10 add the lemon juice to the egg and keep beating.
• 11 add 5-6 tablespoons of the sauce to the egg & lemon mixture and stir well.
• 12 add this mixture to the meatballs in the sauce, shake the pan and remove from the heat.
• 13 serve with a sprinkling of pepper and fresh mint on top.