I stumbled upon this recipe for Moroccan Lamb Meatballs and made it last night after browsing Pinterest and I will definitely make these flavor packed meatballs again. These lamb meatballs are simple to make and there are some fabulous spices in them. I served them with a simple salad and homemade yogurt sauce. Store-bought Tzatziki is great too. Shout out to Claire @Sprinklesandsprouts for the recipe.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Servings: 4-6
Ingredients
- 1 small onion (I used a red onion)
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 egg
- 1 slice of white bread ( I used a slice of whole wheat bread)
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp dried parsley
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 2-3 Tablespoons of olive oil
- 500 g /1.1lb lamb mince (ground lamb)
Instructions
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Peel the onion and garlic and place them in a food processor, then blitz until you have an onion mush. Use a spatula to push the mixture down from the sides.
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Crack in the egg and pulse mix until you have an egg mush.
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Remove the crusts from the bread, rip it into small pieces and add it to the food processor.
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Measure in the cinnamon, oregano, parsley, cumin, allspice, paprika, smoked paprika, black pepper and salt, then pulse chop until everything is well mixed. Remove the blade.
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Place the ground lamb in a medium bowl. Add the mixture from the food processor using a spatula. Use your hands to squish and squash the mixture together until it is well mixed.
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Once the mixture is well mixed, use two teaspoons to measure out a ball of mixture. Roll it around in your hands and then set the ball aside on cookie sheet or jelly roll pan.
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I aim for 36 meatballs.
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Heat the oil in a heavy based frying pan. Once it is smoking hot, reduce the heat to medium and add the meatballs. (Use a screen to prevent splatters and ease in cleanup).
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Cook for 2 minutes and then roll them all about to cook the other sides. They will take about 5 minutes in total to cook.
Hint: I have a pretty packed spice cabinet so I had all the ingredients. If you don’t, you can take a shortcut and buy spice mix. Williams-Sonoma has Ras El Hanout in a jar that has a similar but not equal combination of moroccan spices that you could use instead. Just replace the cinnamon, cumin, allspice, paprika and smoked paprika and pepper with 1 Tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon of Ras El Hanout.
Don't Forget the Secret Ingredient 