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Keftedes
Stuffed with Cheese
“Nothing
beats the tantalizing smell of melted cheese. Peter suggests we use Kasseri
cheese, a Greek cheese made of goat's milk. It has a creamy, sweet and mild
taste. It also melts a lot quicker than haloumi and some of the other Greek
cheeses. You can however also use haloumi, gouda, feta, or even Gran padano.” Cherine
Ingredients:
2¼ pounds
medium ground beef
2 medium
onions, grated
4 slices of bread, soaked in water (or milk), hand
squeezed and then crumbled
1 tablespoon fresh
garlic, grated
2 eggs (for
binding)
1 teaspoon
dried oregano
1 tablespoon parsley,
chopped
Pinch of
cumin
Salt and
pepper, to taste
1 inch flat
squares of cheese (Vlahotyri or Kasseri)
Preparation:
Combine all
the ingredients in a bowl and mix well using your hands.
Form
palm-sized patties with your hands.
Squish them
into flat patties and reserve in a platter.
Cover with
cling-wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
Before
grilling, allow the keftedes to come back to room temperature.
Take your
piece of cheese and place it in the middle of one pattie.
Place another
pattie on top and press the two patties together to form one larger keftede.
Using your
fingers, pinch the entire perimeter of your pattie so that when you grill, the
Keftede
will hold together and your cheese will not leak.
Grill on
medium-high heat for about 5 minutes a side.
Serves 6
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excellent recipe and many more when visiting chichoskitchen
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