Feta cheese meatballs - Keto&Carnivore

Apollonas Kapsalis

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Course Main Course

Cuisine Greek Mediterranean, Keto Mediterranean

Servings 20 meatballs

Calories 100 kcal

200 g (7 oz) ground lamb Fatty part
200 g (7 oz) ground pork
200 g (7 oz) ground beef Grass-fed
100 g (3,5 oz) Feta cheese Goat or sheep
2 medium eggs Free-range
100 ml (1/2 cup) Garlic infused water See the link for preparation in the description
2 tbsp goat ghee
1 tsp black pepper optional
1 tsp chilly paprika flakes optional

First, prepare your garlic infused water by following this recipe:
mix all three kinds of meat with your hands. add the eggs and garlic infused water and mix some more.
Crumble Feta cheese and add it to the mixture. Work it with your hands so that Feta gets equally distributed in the mixture.
At this point, you can add the spices, but this is optional.
In a deep frying pan melt the goat ghee or butter and have the temperature high at the beginning. Place the meatballs in the pan and fry them from all sides by gently rolling them. When the meatballs get a nice golden - brown crust, reduce the heat and cook for another 10 minutes. Keep turning them every 3 minutes.

It's crucial to have a higher temperature in the beginning. This will create the crust and prevent feta from melting. Then reduce the heat to prevent burning.
If you cannot find goat butter or ghee, a regular ghee or grass-fed butter will serve. Alternatively, you can use lard.
You can prepare the Avgolemono sauce (still carnivore friendly) in the end or, alternatively, if you're on Keto, you can have these meatballs with a big bowl of salad

Keyword Feta cheese, Greek Feta, Keto meatballs