Recipes · Turkish · Grilled Dishes

İnegöl Meatballs

One serving has 455 kcal and 26 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (138%), zinc (74%), niacin (53%), selenium (46%), phosphorus (35%) and pyridoxine (33%). Ready in 43 minutes.

İnegöl Meatballs
Photo: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 35 min
  • Cooking: 8 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (180 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb
  • Contains: beef, meat

Ingredients

  • 90 g Beef, ground, 80% lean, raw
  • 60 g Lamb, ground, raw
  • 20 g Onions, raw
  • 3 g Garlic, raw
  • 1.5 g Salt
  • 0.3 g Black pepper
  • 0.5 g Baking soda
  • 5 g Vegetable oil

Method

  1. Mix the ground beef and lamb with the grated onion, crushed garlic, salt, pepper and baking soda until well combined but not overworked.
  2. Shape into small flat, elongated patties.
  3. Rest the patties in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to firm up.
  4. Grill over medium-high heat, lightly oiled, for 3-4 minutes a side until well-browned outside and cooked through (no longer pink in the middle).
  5. Serve hot, traditionally with grilled bread, onions and a squeeze of lemon.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy455 kcal21%
Carbohydrates3 g
Water111 mL
Fiber0.48 g2%
Protein25.8 g54%
Tryptophan0.2 g
Threonine1 g
Isoleucine1.2 g
Leucine2 g
Lysine2.2 g
Methionine0.66 g
Cystine0.28 g
Phenylalanine1 g
Tyrosine0.82 g
Valine1.3 g
Histidine0.82 g
Fat37.1 g
Monounsaturated14.9 g
Polyunsaturated4.5 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-63.7 g
Saturated13.7 g
Trans-Fats1.1 g
Cholesterol108 mg
Calcium37.5 mg4%
Copper0.14 mg16%
Iron2.8 mg16%
Magnesium31.2 mg10%
Manganese0.14 mg8%
Phosphorus247 mg35%
Potassium422 mg9%
Selenium25.3 µg46%
Sodium814 mg
Zinc5.9 mg74%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.12 mg11%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.27 mg25%
Niacin (vitamin B3)7.4 mg53%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.88 mg18%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.43 mg33%
Folate (vitamin B9)21 µg5%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)3.3 µg138%
Choline94.3 mg22%
Vitamin A3.7 µg1%
Vitamin C2.4 mg3%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)3.9 IU1%
Vitamin E0.69 mg5%
Vitamin K13.6 µg15%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

5.2 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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