MACEDONIAN MEATBALLS (KOFTINJA)

I'm proud to say that this is my 200th recipe since I started my blog in January. This is a recipe for fast and very tasty meatballs. You can prepare them for lunch or as an evening appetizer. I like combining them with mashed potatoes or roasted potatoes. I've noticed that if I prepare mixture the previous day, my meatballs turn out better in taste and softer. So I recommend to leave mixture to overnight or leave to stand for several hours before forming the meatballs.


Ingredients:

• 1 kg minced mixed meat
• 2 slices of bread only the middle part
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 20 g salt
• 1/2 tsp red pepper
• 1/2 tsp bukovska pepper
• 5-6 cloves chopped garlic
• 1/2 chopped onion
• 1/2 tsp oregano or mint (or other herb as desired)
• black pepper to taste
• 1 egg
• oil for frying

Preparation:

1. Place bread in a bowl and cover with milk. Allow to stand for 15 minutes.
2. Add meat in the bowl, add all the spices. Add the yolk and knead well.
3. Separately mix egg white well till foamy and add it in the end. Mix a bit. Adding egg white in the end helps in shaping the meatballs, the meat doesn't stick to hands and shaping goes very quickly.
4. Shape meatballs with your hands. The form of meatballs can be modified according your taste.
5. Fry in hot oil.

Enjoy!