Chicken Veggie Meatballs
“A super easy recipe of soft Tunisian chicken meatballs—it’ll get finished before you realize it’s gone!”
Miri Golani
Original Recipe Author
Tunisian cuisine is an unrivaled blend of Middle Eastern flavors and North African spices. Popular Tunisian dishes are true explosions of flavor.
Whether it’s the intense heat of Harissa with its chili paste or the Amazigh heritage of couscous royale, Tunisian cuisine has proved time after time that it’s culinary artistry.
Today, you’ll learn how to make chicken veggie meatballs, a traditional Tunisian dish that combines a boiling pot of flavors.
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Chicken Veggie Meatballs
Ingredients
- 1 lbs. ground chicken breast (500 g)
- 2 potatoes (cooked and mashed)
- 2 eggs (hard-boiled and diced)
- ½ cup semolina
- A bushel of cilantro (chopped (optional: replace with parsley or dill))
- 1½ tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. black pepper
- ½ tsp. turmeric
- ½ tsp. paprika
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the ground chicken, potatoes, eggs, semolina, and cilantro. Stir the mixture slightly.
- Add the salt, black pepper, turmeric, and paprika to the bowl, and stir until all ingredients are combined well.
- Wear a pair of plastic gloves, and start forming oval patties from the mixture.
- Heat a sufficient amount of oil in a deep pan, so you’ll be able to deep-fry the patties.
- When the oil is hot enough, drop the patties and leave them until they’re fried properly.
- Serve and enjoy!
Tips
- If you like spicy food, you can add some hot chili to the ingredients—That’s how Tunisians like it anyway!
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