Tripoli Beef Patties With Peas, Potatoes and Swiss Chard

Recipe: Big Jack

Ingredients:

2 Packs of swiss chard

Oil

1.1 Lb of ground beef

6 Eggs

1/2 Pack of Parsley

2 Pieces of bread Soaked

3 Large onion

Bread Crumbs

Flour

1 can tomato paste

10 pieces of garlic chopped

3 Potatoes peeled and cut into medium squares

1 bag of frozen peas

Pilpel Tzume ( You can find in Middle Eastern Stores, you can replace with spicy paprika)

Cinnamon

Cumin

Salt

Pepper

Instructions: There are 3 parts to making this dish.

Part 1: Cooking the Swiss Chard ( You can pre make this the night before)

1. Wash the Swiss Chard thoroughly.

2. Remove the white part.

3. Bring water to a boil and cook the swiss chard.

4. Once chard looks fully cooked and steamed remove and strain.

5. Dry and cut medium pieces.

6. Heat a half a cup of oil in pan, cook the swiss chard with a little bit of salt till it completely shrinks and your  oil starts to have a green tint.

7. Remove from heat and let cool completely

Part 2: Making & Frying the Patties

1. Place in the food processor the parsley, 1 onion, soaked bread, 2 eggs, salt , pepper, 1/4  teaspoon of cinnamon.

2. In a large bowl mix meat with the mixture from the food processor and mix.

3. The mixture is going to be still a little watery so add bread crumbs until it doesn't have that watery texture.

4. Make meat balls 

5.  Get to bowls. In the first put flour. In the second , mix 4 eggs with the tomato paste, salt and pepper and mix.

6. While you are preparing your meat balls heat oil in pan for deep frying.

7. Once Oil is ready. Take each meat ball dip in flour then in egg mixture and fry. Repeat till you have fried all the meat balls. 

8. Place on paper towel so it can soak all of the oil.

Part 3: Completing the Dish

1. In a large pot heat oil (not to much)

2. Slice 2 onions. Add to oil until transparent.

3. Add Swiss Chard Mixture, Garlic, Pilpel Tzume or hot paprika, Salt, Pepper, 1 Tbsp Cumin, Pinch of cinnamon and oil if needed.  Mix throughly.

4. Add Peas and potatoes and mix.

5. Add boiling water until it covers the contents in the pot.

6. Once it is all boiling add the meat balls, lower the stove to med/low and cook for another 1 1/2 to 2 hours.