Kofte-style lamb meatballs in a tomato-pepper sauce
User Reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
55 mins
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Servings
6 approx
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Calories
381 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Lunch, Brunch
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Cuisine
Mediterranean
Kofte-style lamb meatballs in a tomato-pepper sauce
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Flavorful meatballs in a tasty sauce make for a delicious combination.
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Ingredients
For the meatballs
- 1 oz pine nuts 30g
- ½ onion or 1 small
- 5 tablespoon parsley roughly chopped , a small bunch
- 3 tablespoon Dill roughly chopped, approx ½ of a ¾oz box
- 1 lb ground lamb 450g lamb mince
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
For the sauce
- 2 tablespoon olive oil possibly more
- 1 onion or 2 small
- 2 red peppers
- 3 cloves garlic or 4 if smaller
- 4 cups tomatoes 4-8 cups diced depending on how sauce-like you want - picture shows with 4 (4 large tomatoes) but I think more would be better; can also use canned/tinned
- 5 tablespoon parsley chopped
To top
- 2 oz feta 60g
- 6 tablespoon Greek yogurt
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- First prepare the meatballs. Lightly toast the pine nuts either under a broiler/grill or in a dry skillet/frying pan. Keep a close eye on them as they can burn quickly.
- Roughly dice the onion, garlic and herbs and put these and the pine nuts in a food processor. Pulse until relatively fine. Add the ground lamb, egg, cumin, turmeric and cinnamon and pulse until combined. You may need to use your hands to finish it off.
- Take roughly tablespoonfuls of the mixture (I use my tablespoon measure as it also starts rounding them in to meatballs!) and roll the mixture into small balls.
- Warm 1tbsp oil in a large pan and cook the meatballs in batches on all sides (at least 2-3) and remove to drain once they are cooked. Repeat until they are all cooked, adding more oil as needed. (These can be cooked ahead of time and allowed to cool, refrigerated if not using soon after cooking for a day or two. They can also be frozen and thawed before combining with the sauce, below.)
- Halve and thinly slice the onions for the sauce, cutting longer pieces in half, slice the peppers, cutting longer lengths in half as well, and dice the tomatoes. Crush or finely chop the garlic.
- Cook the onion over a medium heat (in the same pan as the meatballs unless you have pre-cooked and frozen of course), adding a little more oil if needed.
- After the onion has cooked a minute or two, add the peppers and garlic and cook for around 5 minutes until all are softening but not browning, stirring regularly.
- Add the tomatoes and parsley and cook for another 5-10 minutes until all is becoming very soft, stirring now and then and scraping any browning from the bottom of the pan into the sauce. (The sauce can also be made ahead of time and cooled and refrigerated a couple days.)
- Push the meatballs into the sauce and cook for another 5 minutes or so until the meatballs are warmed through, turning if needed (covering will help if you have a lid for the pan).
- Meanwhile crumble the feta and mash it in to the yogurt along with the cayenne pepper.
- Serve the meatballs with the sauce, with dots of the feta-yogurt mixture on top. It's good served with bread and/or a salad or can be served over couscous or pasta.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
381kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
28g
(43%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Cholesterol
91mg
(30%)
Sodium
178mg
(7%)
Potassium
648mg
(19%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
2770IU
(55%)
Vitamin C
75.3mg
(84%)
Calcium
120mg
(12%)
Iron
3.1mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6approx
Amount Per Serving
Calories 381 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 381kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 28g | 43% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 91mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 178mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 648mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 2770IU | 55% |
| Vitamin C | 75.3mg | 84% |
| Calcium | 120mg | 12% |
| Iron | 3.1mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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