I like my food simple, I really do. Not because I’m lazy or because I want it ready fast, but because I think that this is the best kind of food the simple food. It goes well with everything, every time and anywhere. And this is exactly what these breaded meatballs are. My mom used to make these from chicken but of course all they had at the supermarket after thanksgiving is turkey so I said, why not? These meatballs are great right out of the pan but even greater the next day, when you can just slice them in half and put on a fresh piece of buttered bread. YUM!
Breaded Turkey Meatballs
Author: Maya Moscovich
Recipe type: Main
Serves: 13 Meatballs
Great for the kids and in fact for the whole family. Easy to prepare and wonderful to store in the fridge for the next day.
Ingredients
- ¼ Onion - Chopped
- ½ Carrot - Finely Chopped
- 1 Garlic Clove - Finely Chopped
- 3 tbsp Olive Oil
- 250-260gr Ground Turkey
- ½ tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Dried Oregano
- 3 tbsp Bread Crumbs
- ½ tsp Ground Cumin
- 1 Egg
- ½ cup Vegetable Oil (For Frying)
Instructions
- In a frying pan, preheat the olive oil over medium heat and add in the chopped onion and chopped carrot. Sauté and stir for about 3 minutes. Add the chopped garlic and stir for another 30 seconds. Remove from heat.
- Place the fried onion mix in a bowl and add all the other meatballs ingredients, except for the frying vegetable oil. Mix all together until well combined.
- For the coating, place ½ cup bread crumbs and 1 tablespoon sesame seeds in a bowl and mix together.
- Scoop with a teaspoon and form ping pong size balls from the turkey mix. Flatten the balls just a bit and dip in the bread crumb mix until fully coated on both sides. set aside in a plate.
- Over medium heat , preheat the ½ cup vegetable oil in a frying pan (depending on the size of your pan, the oil should be about ¼ inch or ½ cm deep.
- Fry breaded meatballs about 3-4 minutes on each side, until brown.
