Recipe:Keftedia Tragoidia

Goat Meatballs

Ingredients

• 3 slices white bread
• 1 cup milk
• 2 pounds ground goat (Note: if you grind the meat yourself, do not do it in front of a goat)
• 1 yellow onion, minced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/3 cup finely chopped oregano
• 2 finely chopped tablespoons mint
• 2 teaspoon vinegar
• 2 eggs beaten
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• Flour
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Pita Bread
• Tzatziki

Directions

Keftedia

• Soak bread in milk and wring out.
• Combine the beef, bread, onion, garlic, oregano, mint, vinegar, eggs, nutmeg, salt, and pepper in a bowl and mix well. Chill for 15 minutes.
• From into 1 inch balls
• Dust the balls in flour and sautee in oil. Brown well.

Tzatziki

• 2 cups plain yogurt
• 1 cup seeded and small-diced cucumber
• 3 cloves minced garlic
• Salt

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

Serve meatballs with tzatziki and pita. Yazoo!