Koftit Ferakh 2

Name: Koftit Ferakh 2 (Chicken Balls 2)
Ingredients: 250 g (8 oz) cooked boned chicken (preferably white meat); 1 slice white bread; 250 g (8 oz) minced veal; 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley; 1 egg; Salt and black pepper; About 2 tablespoons butter or oil; ½ teaspoon turmeric (optional); Juice of ½ lemon

Chicken Balls 2

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A New Book of Middle Eastern Food

By Claudia Roden

Published 1986

About

Here is a modern version of the same dish. Yet another recipe is given.

Ingredients

250 g (8 oz) cooked boned chicken (preferably white meat)
1 slice <

Main course

Method

Mince the chicken. Trim the bread of crusts, soak in water and squeeze dry. In a large bowl, mix the minced chicken, crumbled bread, veal, parsley and egg, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Knead well and roll into marble-sized balls.

Melt butter or oil in a large, deep frying pan, and fry the chicken balls, shaking the pan, until they are gently browned all over. Add a