Albanian-style meatball and french fries
Discover these traditional Albanian French fry meatballs, which are delicious and easy to prepare.
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
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
- Soak the bread in the water and press it firmly to extract any excess liquid.
- Combine the soaked bread, ground meat, breadcrumbs, oil, melted butter, onion, cheese, parsley, salt, pepper, and mint, then mix well. ≈ 4 min
- Make small, about 2.5 cm thick, patties, then sprinkle with salt, pepper, and oregano. ≈ 10 min
- Coat in flour and deep-fry in hot oil.
- 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.
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