Meatballs with zucchini and cheese

In this recipe, we will make meatballs from minced meat, yes, from it)

Ingredients

• minced beef 700 g
• zucchini 350 g
• cheese (hard) 150 g
• egg 3 pcs
• bread crumbs 100-150 g
• garlic 2 cloves
• onion 2 pcs
• sesame seeds (fried) (optional) 2 tablespoons
• coriander (ground), marjoram 1/2 tsp each
• nutmeg, chili pepper, cumin (ground) two pinches each
• salt, black pepper, lettuce, vegetable oil for frying

Directions

1. Peel the onion and garlic, finely chop the onion, finely grate the garlic or pass through a press.
2. Wash the zucchini, peel, grate on a coarse grater (if the zucchini is too watery, squeeze out the excess liquid).
3. It is good to "beat off" the minced meat, throwing it into a bowl, grate the cheese on a fine grater.
4. Wash and dry the lettuce leaves.
5. In a suitable bowl, mix the minced meat, onion, garlic, zucchini and cheese, add the fried sesame seeds (optional), coriander, marjoram, chili pepper, caraway seeds, nutmeg, season with salt and pepper, mix the minced meat well.
6. Add 1 egg to the minced meat, mix the minced meat well again until smooth.
7. Break 2 eggs into a bowl, beat a little with a fork or whisk, pour bread crumbs into a separate plate.
8. Form meatballs from minced meat, dip first in a beaten egg, then roll in bread crumbs.
9. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, fry the meatballs on both sides until golden brown, reduce the heat, cover the pan with a lid and fry the meatballs until tender (or transfer the meatballs to a baking dish greased with vegetable oil and bring to readiness in the oven at 180 degrees ~ 20-25 minutes).
10. Put the ready-made meatballs on lettuce leaves; rice is well suited for a side dish.