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keftedes
/ kɛfˈtɛðɛs /
noun
- a Greek dish of meatballs cooked with herbs and onions
Word History and Origins
Origin of keftedes1
Example Sentences
One recent afternoon inside, I spooned into a warm cauliflower soup with a gloss of curry oil and the faint crunch of almonds and capers, an elegant rib-sticker followed by juicy cumin-laced lamb keftedes served with spicy-sweet tomato jam.
To start the season, the menu will feature three Greek-themed skewers: chicken souvlaki, beef and lamb keftedes and halloumi with vegetables.
Keftedes, beef meatballs, and loukaniko, a chargrilled Greek sausage, also impressed.
"The Fat Man took a while to review what was on offer, full bodied stews with pasta and potatoes, buttery crusted pies of feta, greens and dill, pan fried keftedes of octopus, cheese and beef, but most tempting of all was the kleftiko, the meat which fell from the bones and left them clean was being sliced and plated by men in women's aprons while others served tzatziki so spiced with garlic it burned the tongue."
Keftedes, or meatballs, are made from ground filet mignon, mixed with cumin, mint, shallot, parsley and cayenne, then pan-fried, yielding crispy outsides and aromatic insides.
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