Chiftelute de curcan la cuptor / Baked turkey meatballs

Toata lumea stie ca trebuie sa evitam prajelile. Dar ce ne facem cu pofta de chiftelute? Simplu: le facem la cuptor. Pulverizandu-le cu putin ulei si prin coacere la foc mare ies chiar super rumene si gustoase, nu iti dai seama ca nu sunt prajite :)  Minunate cu o salata mare si proaspata alaturi :)

Ingrediente (32 buc):

• 500g carne tocata de curcan
• 2 morcovi mici
• 3 catei de usturoi
• 1 ceapa mica
• 3-4 lg faina/pesmet*
• 1 lg ulei de masline
• cateva fire de patrunjel
• 1 ou
• sare, piper

Tocam marunt de tot ceapa, usturoiul, morcovul si patrunjelul, apoi amestecam bine toate ingredientele pana compozitia e omogena si se leaga. Recomand sa va tocati singuri carnea in casa, cu masina de tocat sau pulsand-o de cateva ori la robot.

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Cu mainile umede (sau cu un cleste pentru chiftele ca acesta) modelam chiftelute de marimea unei mingi de golf, le asezam pe o tava tapetata cu hartie de copt si pulverizam ulei peste ele (am folosit un spray cu ulei aromatizat de la Lidl).

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Introducem tava in cuptorul preincalzit la foc mare (200C) pana se rumenesc (aprox 30 de min). Eu dupa 15 min pornesc ventilatia cuptorului, pentru a se rumeni frumos. Pofta mare!

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*Baby-friendly: folositi foarte putina sare doar dupa varsta de 1 an, iar piper cu masura, fiind un condiment puternic si iritant gastric. Low carb: folositi faina de migdale. Gluten-free: folositi faina/pesmet fara gluten de la Schar.

ENGLISH VERSION

Everyone knows we must avoid fried foods. But what about when we’re craving for meatballs? That’s simple: just bake them at high heat, they will turn out super tasty :) Do try these cute and tasty meatballs :)

Ingredients (32 pcs):

• 500 g minced turkey meat
• 2 small carrots
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 small onion
• 3-4 tbsp flour/breadscrumbs*
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• a few parsley threads
• 1 egg
• salt and pepper

Finely dice the onion, carrot, garlic and parsley, then mix well all the ingredients until the mixture is homogeneous and it sticks together. I recommend mincing your own meat with a meat grinder or by pulsing the meat pieces a couple of times in the food processor.

Wet your hands and mold the meatballs the size of a golf ball, place them on a tray lined with baking paper. And into the preheated oven at 200C until they turn brownish (about 25-30 min, depending on the oven). Enjoy!