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Qofte të Fërguara

Name: Qofte të Fërguara
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Albania
Ingredients: 500g Mixed ground meat; 1 Bread; 50g Feta Cheese; 1 Egg; 1/2 Onion; 1 clove Garlic; 2 tsp Dried mint; 1 tsp Oregano; 1 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; To taste All-purpose flour; To taste Sunflower oil

Main Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Ground meat mixed with mint and feta, shaped into ovals, and shallow-fried — Albanian home meatballs.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Qofte are among Albania's most familiar meat dishes, eaten at home and in eateries alike. 'Fërguara' means fried: ground meat is mixed with bread, dried mint, oregano, and feta, shaped into ovals, and shallow-fried. They're classically served with yogurt, salad, or fries.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At lunch in an Albanian home, freshly fried oval meatballs are piled high on a plate beside yogurt and tomato salad.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Mixed ground meat 500g
Bread 1
Feta Cheese 50g
Egg 1
Onion 1/2
Garlic 1 clove
Dried mint 2 tsp
Oregano 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
All-purpose flour To taste
Sunflower oil To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Soak the bread in water and squeeze.
Knead the ground meat, bread, crumbled feta, egg, grated onion and garlic, mint, oregano, salt, and pepper well.
Shape into ovals and dust lightly with flour.
Heat plenty of oil in a frying pan and shallow-fry until browned on both sides.
Serve with yogurt or salad.

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