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SKEWERS WITH MEATBALLS, CHERRY TOMATOES AND EPIROS SEMIHARD

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 kg lean minced beef
  • 6 slices stale bread, with the crusts cut off
  • 1 large onion
  • ½ tomato
  • 1 bunch fresh mint
  • 1 bunch parsley
  • 1 egg
  • ½ espresso cup olive oil
  • 2 tsp vinegar
  • 2 tbsp water
  • Salt, pepper
  • oregano
  • flour for coating
  • oil for frying
  • FOR THE SKEWERS
  • 1 kg EPIROS Semihard cheese, cubed
  • 1 kg cherry tomatoes
  • Wooden skewers

EXECUTION

Soak the stale bread in some water, squeeze out excess water, and put it in a bowl together with the minced beef.

Cut the onion into 4 and place it in a food processor. Add the leaves from the parsley and mint, the tomato and the olive oil. Blend to a pulp and pour into the bowl with the beef. Add the egg, salt & pepper, oregano, water and vinegar. Knead the minced beef thoroughly and then refrigerate it for at least ½ hour.

Take small quantities of the beef mixture and make them into small, round meatballs. Put a little flour on a plate and flour the meatballs until they are totally coated.

Heat the oil in a frying pan or fryer and fry the meatballs, until they are golden brown.

Remove from frying pan with a slotted spoon and place on kitchen paper to remove excess oil. When they have cooled down, place two meatballs on each skewer, interspacing them with a cherry tomato and two cubes of EPIROS Semihard cheese.

Serve with potato crisps.

Tip: For even more flavor you can use a mixture of beef and pork (50/50).