Cook With Love: Greek Beefteki (meatball/burger patty) for Christmas

Xmas beeftekia

normal beefteki served with buttery rice and veggies

beefteki served with french fries

This food was the first time I eat it at my parents in law house, at lunch.

I like it, it’s really nice. Some people make it like meat ball can be fried or boil it with tomato soup or just make it as burger; baked or grilled. Here in Greece, they always serve it with potato and lemon; most people here eat everything with lemon; meat, veggies or even soup. It’s also good though for health and rich vitamin C.

I will show you the normal beefteki but also I will show you how to make it for Christmas theme too. Well my husband always surprise with the way I serve food and this time when I make it in Christmas three, snowman and stars shape using shaping for cookies.

It’s just crazy and creative thinking of mine that sometimes I put it on food, you know designer. Ok stop the chase, here are the ingredients so you can try it yourself for your families.

Ingredients:

300 grams beef and minced from butcher

1 pieces big bread or just uses the left over bread 1.5 – 2 times the meat

1 teaspoon Olive oil

1 teaspoon oregano

1-2 teaspoon Salt & pepper (as you like)

Celery (as you like)

1-2 pieces eggs

1 pieces Green Pepper (as your prefer)

2 stalks celery, finely chopped

1 sprig parsley, finely chopped

1 pieces lemon

the bread soak and squezzed

minced ground beef

Celery and Parsley

Preparations:

Cut the bread into small pieces and soak into water until it soft and moisture after squeezed until dry for mixed ( the bread need to be really dry if you like the patty more crispy and dry then moisture inside). Mixed it all together with your hands until well mix, after start to shape it rounded like normal burger or using shaping cookies to shape it as Christmas three, stars etc. then ready for baked, grilled or fried. For baked, put at the oven around 180-200C for about 45 minutes- 1hour until it brown, the same with grilled then served it with French fries, salads or buttery rice don’t forget the lemon juice.