Easy Way to Make Perfect Chiftele (Romanian meatballs)
- By Caleb Marshall
- 30 Jun, 2020
Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day. Today I’m gonna show you a way to make a special dish, Chiftele (Romanian meatballs). It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i’am gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Chiftele (Romanian meatballs) Recipe. The Romanian meatballs (chiftele) recipe is a traditional Romanian one. Meat patties are made with ground meat, spices and bread crumbs Romanian Meatballs (Chiftele) Recipe.
You can have Chiftele (Romanian meatballs) using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Chiftele (Romanian meatballs)
- Make ready 400-500 g of pork mince (or any other fatty minced meat).
- Make ready 2 of medium-sized potatoes (or sweet potatoes).
- Make ready 1 of carrot.
- It’s 1 of egg.
- It’s 3 of garlic cloves.
- Take 1 of onion.
- You need 3-5 tbsp of dill.
- Make ready of salt.
- Make ready of pepper.
- Take of flour.
You can serve them with a sauce, cook them in a soup.Chiftele are crispy, deep-fried Romanian meatballs traditionally made from minced pork or chicken Apart from the traditional meat-based chiftele, there are also those made from vegetables such as.Romanian meatballs, also known as chiftele or parjoale: juicy, garlicky, full of herbs and flavor.Grandma-style pork and beef meatballs, one of the most popular Romanian recipes.
Chiftele (Romanian meatballs) step by step
- Peel the potatoes and grate them. Then take the grated potato in your hands and squeeze out all of the excess water in the sink (you should have around 150g of potato after this). Repeat these actions for the carrot. Then finely chop the onion and crush the garlic cloves..
- In a large bowl combine all your ingredients: the mince, grated potato, grated carrot, onion, garlic, and egg. Add a large amount of dill (fresh if you have it, otherwise dried will be fine), followed by salt and pepper to suit your tastes..
- Using your hands or a large spoon, mix everything together well..
- Roll the mixture into evenly sized ball or burger patty shapes. These can be as big or as small as you want but bear in mind the bigger they are the longer they will take to cook. Roll each meatball in flour until coated..
- In a large frying pan or wok, heat up a good amount of oil and fry the meatballs in it until cooked through. This will take 10 minutes or more, depending on size. Serve hot or cold..
These traditional Romanian meatballs, called chiftele, are pretty unique, as well as being absolutely delicious.Most cuisines have their own version of ground meat rolled into a ball, but there are many.These meatballs are so quick and easy to make and taste absolutely delicious!
Notes: Chiftele are traditional Romanian meatballs, usually served with tomato sauce, mustard, sour cream, or other dips.They also work well as an appetizer together with cheese, tomato slices.Meatballs - A traditional Romanian Dish.It is flat and round meatballs from Romanian traditional cuisine.Chiftele are usually made from minced pork, mixed with mashed potatoes and spices, then deep-fried.