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Fish balls

Fish balls

Main dishes

Delicious, bite-sized fish balls, breaded and fried, perfect as an appetizer or main course.

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Recipe from Mereyü (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Three fish balls. Fish balls are a simple and delicious recipe to prepare.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfried
  • Estimated cost$1.82 $0.46 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.35
  • $0.62
  • $0.15
  • $0.16
  • $0.19
  • $0.14
  • $0.04
  • $0.17

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the fish into small pieces, so that you obtain a texture similar to ground meat. ≈ 8 min
  2. If you wish, you can send them to the recycling center. ≈ 3 min
  3. Finely chop the onions and the parsley leaves. ≈ 8 min
  4. In a bowl, combine all the ingredients, starting with the fish. ≈ 4 min
  5. Mix thoroughly. ≈ 4 min
  6. Once the mixture is well combined, divide it into smaller portions. ≈ 3 min
  7. Give each portion a ball-like shape. ≈ 3 min
  8. Finally, fry the meatballs in oil.
  9. Category: Köfte (meatball) recipes ≈ 3 min
  10. Category: Fish-based dishes ≈ 3 min

The bill

Fish balls

  • 1 egg$0.35
  • Dried or stale bread, sliced$0.62
  • 1 onion$0.15
  • 3 cloves of garlic$0.16
  • Cumin$0.19
  • black pepper$0.14
  • salt$0.04
  • Sunflower oil for deep frying$0.17

Total$1.82

that's $0.46 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • Approximately 400 to 500 grams of fish
  • 1 egg
  • Dried or stale bread, sliced
  • 1 onion
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • lamb’s lettuce
  • Cumin
  • black pepper
  • salt
  • Sunflower oil for deep frying

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