Sunday, August 16th 2026
There are some typical dishes from different areas of Albania which stand out with their unique, full and characteristic taste.
Recipes which from generation to generation are exalted with their taste on every Albanian table and table.
This is the recipe of the Albanian housewives, a dish as old as the history of Albania.
Accompanie this full-flavored soup with fresh seasonal salads, different pies or even with a few of the fantastic Albanian zahireta.
With very few ingredients, which are easily found in every kitchen, anyone can prepare this traditional recipe at home to offer the family a fantastic and impressive meal.
(The ingredients are selected based on the number of people in the family. The ingredients below are for four people)
250 g of minced meat
1 onion grain
Half a cup of tea with rice
One egg white 1 tablespoon unsalted butter or olive oil
3 glasses of water
Fresh parsley
Salt
Pepper
Juice of a lemon
A glass of water
2 egg yolks
A spoonful of melted butter or olive oil
Put the water with the rice in a pot and let it boil for 15 minutes.
Then take it off the heat and drain the rice from the water, leaving it aside in a bowl.
Then finely chop the onions and put it in the bowl where we put the drained rice, add the minced meat, together with the egg white, salt, pepper and fresh parsley.
We mix everything well together until the mixture becomes uniform.
Then, wet your hands with water and divide the mixture into small pieces the size of a walnut.
On the other hand, put two cups of water, a little butter or olive oil in a pan and carefully add the meatballs, letting them simmer on a slow fire for half hour.
We beat the egg yolks together with the lemon juice and water and slowly add them to the pot where the meatballs were cooked.
We mix more carefully so as not to break the shape of the meatballs.
We take the pot off the heat and serve it warm.
We can add a few drops of melted butter or olive oil and parsley on top. finely chopped.
*For healthier cooking, use olive oil instead of butter.
Source: prizrenpost
