Breaded Turkey Meatballs

Name: Breaded Turkey Meatballs
Ingredients: For the Meatball Mix:; 1/4 Onion - Chopped; 1/2 Carrot - Finely Chopped; 1 Garlic Clove - Finely Chopped; 3 tablespoons Olive Oil; 9.1 ounces Ground Turkey (260 grams); 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder; 1 teaspoon Dried Oregano; 3 tablespoons Bread Crumbs; 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cumin; 1 Egg; 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil (For Frying); For the Bread Crumbs Coating:; 1/2 cup Bread Crumbs; 1 tablespoon Sesame Seeds

15 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

For the Meatball Mix:
1/4 Onion - Chopped
1/2 Carrot - Finely Chopped
1 Garlic Clove - Finely Chopped
3 tablespoons Olive Oil
9.1 ounces Ground Turkey (260 grams)
1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
3 tablespoons Bread Crumbs
1/2 teaspoon Ground Cumin
1 Egg
1/2 cup Vegetable Oil (For Frying)
For the Bread Crumbs Coating:
1/2 cup Bread Crumbs
1 tablespoon Sesame Seeds

Directions

1

On a frying pan, preheat the olive oil over medium heat and add in the chopped onion, chopped carrot. Saute while stirring for about 3 minutes. Add the chopped garlic and stir for another 30 seconds. Remove from heat.
2

Place the fried onion mix in a medium bowl and add all the other meatballs ingredients, except for the frying vegetable oil. Mix all together until form and even mix.
3

For the coating, place 1/2 cup bread crumbs and 1 tablespoon sesame seeds in a small bowl and mix.
4

Using your hands, form ping pong size balls from the turkey mix. Flatten the balls just a bit and dip in the coating (bread crumbs) mix until fully coated on both sides. Form coated balls from the whole mix and set aside in a plate.
5

Over medium heat , preheat the 1/2 cup vegetable oil in a frying pan (depending on the size of your pan, the oil should be about 1/4 inch or 1/2 cm deep.
6

Fry the coated meatballs until brown. About 3-4 minutes on each side.