Albanian-style meatball and french fries

Albanian-style meatball and french fries

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Discover these traditional Albanian French fry meatballs, which are delicious and easy to prepare.

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French-style meatballs (qofte të fërguara) are a traditional Albanian dish.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$9.19 $2.30 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $7.05
  • $0.15
  • $0.29
  • $0.09
  • $0.28
  • $0.53
  • $0.04
  • $0.14
  • $0.37
  • $0.17
  • $0.02
  • $0.06

Prices from US supermarkets for 11 of 12 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Soak the bread in the water and press it firmly to extract any excess liquid.
  2. Combine the soaked bread, ground meat, breadcrumbs, oil, melted butter, onion, cheese, parsley, salt, pepper, and mint, then mix well. ≈ 4 min
  3. Make small, about 2.5 cm thick, patties, then sprinkle with salt, pepper, and oregano. ≈ 10 min
  4. Coat in flour and deep-fry in hot oil.
  5. Serve hot with French fries or mashed potatoes.

The bill

Albanian-style meatball and french fries

  • 500 g of ground meat$7.05
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped$0.15
  • 2 tablespoons of crumbled feta cheese$0.29
  • 2 tablespoons of bread crumbs$0.09
  • 2 tablespoons of oil paint or melted butter$0.28
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley$0.53
  • salt$0.04
  • pepper$0.14
  • mint$0.37
  • oregano$0.17
  • 1 tablespoon of flour$0.02
  • 1 tablespoon of oil paint (olive oil is recommended)$0.06

Total$9.19

that's $2.30 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • One slice of stale bread
  • 500 g of ground meat
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons of crumbled feta cheese
  • 2 tablespoons of bread crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons of oil paint or melted butter
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley
  • salt
  • pepper
  • mint
  • oregano
  • 1 tablespoon of flour
  • 1 tablespoon of oil paint (olive oil is recommended)

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