Tefteli (russian Meatballs)
Ingredients
- 500 grams (about 17 oz) beef
- 250 grams (about 8.8 oz) pork
- 30 grams (about 1 oz) butter
- salt
- pepper
- 1 onions
- 4 cloves garlic)
- 250 grams (8.8 oz) stale white bread, torn, soaked in water and squeezed out
- about 4 cups or a bit more beef stock
Instructions
Put beef and pork through the grinder. Put the bread through the grinder, too. Onions and garlic can be put through the grinder also, or they can be very finely minced. Mix everything together very well. If the mixture is too dense, add some (1/4 to 1/2 cup) very cold water and mix well again. Form round, egg-sized or a bit larger, meatballs. Cook in hot stock over medium heat not longer than 15 minutes. Serve with mashed potatoes or anything you consider suitable.
