Chicken Meatballs (Chiftelute)
(from largomason’s recipe box)
Source: homecookinginmontana.blogspot.com
Categories: chicken
Ingredients
- 3 lb chicken thigh meat(dark meat),ground
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 cup grated onion
- 1 small garlic, minced
- 3 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp dried parsley(or fresh)
- 2 slices white bread
- 3 TBS milk
- 2 eggs
- Some flour (for dusting/rolling the meatballs)
- oil for frying
Directions
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Grind meat (I used dark thigh meat) and set aside in a large bowl. Get your seasoning ready. In a small bowl place sliced bread and pour milk over the bread.
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Let the bread soak up the milk and mix it to get a paste like consistency. Now, I have also used dry breadcrumbs as well and skipped the milk(because I didn’t have any on hand) and they still came out. But, I prefer the sliced bread option, so that is why I used it in this post. I am just giving you an alternative. Set aside. To the ground chicken meat, add seasoning, parsley, grated onion, and garlic.
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Add the milk bread paste and two eggs.
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Mix completely using your hands or a heavy spoon. I usually let the mixture sit for awhile in the fridge while I clean up.
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In a small bowl add some flour( oh, I’d say about 1 cup…you can always add some later if you need extra). Take about a tablespoon size chunk of the meat mixture and place it in the flour roll it around and shape into a ball using floured hands.
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Place on a plate or a cookie sheet( I like to place a wax piece of paper on it before). Your hands will get sticky…just wash it off and flour them again. Continue making all the meatballs.
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I like to fry the meatballs using a large pot so this way the oil splattering will be minimized. You can use a skillet , if you prefer. My mom always used a skillet. Pour enough oil to about 1 inch….you can pour some more if you like. Dust off excess flour from the meatballs before placing them in the oil.
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Place meatballs in the hot oil and fry until golden . Turn them over and fry the other side. Drain on paper towels. Serve with spicy ketchup or any sauce you like. Stuff them in pita bread with some yoghurt sauce. Mix them with same marinara sauce…etc. They freeze very well….just reheat in the toaster oven at 450 until hot.