Greek Meatballs With Grated Potato

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 large potato
• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb ground lamb or 1 lb ground lamb
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried onion flakes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried mint
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups yogurt
• 1/4-1/3 cup water
• 1 peeled finely diced cucumber
• 1 seeded finely diced tomato
• 1 teaspoon dried mint
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• salt, as needed

Recipe

• 1 to make the meatballs: take one large potato and wash it.
• 2 do not yet peel it.
• 3 put the potato into a saucepan of water, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
• 4 remove the potato from the hot water and let cool.
• 5 in a large mixing bowl put the meat.
• 6 add the onion, salt, garlic, oregano, mint, black pepper and cinnamon.
• 7 next, peel the potato and grate it.
• 8 add the grated potato to the meat and spices and mix everything together.
• 9 chill in the fridge for about one hour until the meat has gotten cold.
• 10 make small meatballs and fry in a nonstick frying pan, on medium heat, in a little olive oil, until well browned.
• 11 cook in batches, remove the meatballs and drain on paper towels. note: i have also used frozen (and thawed) shredded hash browns in here rather than cooking a whole potato. this will speed up the recipe a little bit.
• 12 greek yogurt salad: mix together the yogurt and water and stir until blended.
• 13 if you want the yogurt thick, add less water, if you want it more thin, add more water. i often like to add several tablespoons of olive oil here, but that is optional.
• 14 add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
• 15 chill in the fridge until serving time.