Receta · Gjirokastër

Qifqi

Gjirokastër rice balls

⏱ 1 h🍽 Serves 4

A Gjirokastër specialty: rice bound with egg, cheese and mint, shaped into small balls and fried — traditionally in a special pan with round hollows.

Qifqi
Photo: MirelaAndoni, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Përbërësit

Ingredients

  • 300 g short-grain rice
  • 3 eggs
  • 100 g feta-style white cheese, crumbled
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp dried mint
  • Salt and pepper; oil for frying

Përgatitja

Method

  1. Cook the rice in salted water until soft and sticky. Drain well and let it cool.
  2. Mix in the eggs, cheese, butter, mint, salt and pepper.
  3. Shape into small balls or ovals with wet hands.
  4. Fry in hot oil (or in a qifqi pan) until golden on all sides. Drain on paper.

Tip: Eat warm or at room temperature with yogurt.

Video

Watch it made

Receta tradicionale e qifqive të Gjirokastrës nga shefja e kuzhinës Albana Mançja · Vizion Plus TV
Qifqi Recipe - Fried rice balls with eggs, cheese & mint from Gjirokaster, Albania. · Tavoli

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