KADIN BUDU KÖFTE

MEAT BALLS WITH RICE

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground beef
• 4 tbsp of rice
• 1 cup of cold water
  
• 1/2 of bunch parsley (chopped )
  
• 1 medium size of onion (chopped )
  
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 tsp of black pepper
• salt
• 1 cup of all purpose flour
• 3/4 cup of vegetable oil
  

Take the rice in a small pot and add 1 cup of cold water on it. Turn the heat on medium high, bring it to the boil and turn the heat down to low. Turn the heat off when rice is cooked. Drain the rice well and let it cool. Take rice, ground beef,parsley, onion, 1 egg, black pepper, and salt into the mixing bowl. Knead them all until well combined. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rest for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
Take the bowl from refrigerator and take small parts ( about the size of an egg ) of mixing and give them a shape of egg and make them flat with your palms.
Place vegetable oil on frying pan and turn the heat on medium high. Place flour in a bowl and take the other two eggs into another bowl and beat it.
Take one meatball, dip it first flour then dip it into egg and place it frying pan. Fry both side of meatball. Repeat this step for all of the meatballs.