Meatballs

Kiftah can be prepared with beef or mutton. It is advisable to use beef if you plan to fry them instead of baking them, or you can mix the two kinds of meat. However, there are always the purists who will only consume mutton, even for frying. It often happens that I encounter people at the butcher’s who will ask him to add a chunk of fat to the meat before mincing it. I personally go for beef alone and use olive oil for the fat and for extra flavour.