Moroccan meatballs with herb couscous

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Servings

    4

  • Cuisine

    Moroccan

Moroccan meatballs with herb couscous

Moroccan spice-flavoured meatballs in a thick tomato sauce served with herb cous cous.

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Meatballs:

  • 500 gm beef or lamb mince I used organic, extra lean mince
  • 1 onion grated
  • 1 garlic clove crushed
  • a pinch of dried chilli flakes as hot as you would like.  I used smoked chilli flakes
  • 2 Tbs dukkah
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • salt it needs a fair bit and pepper
  • olive oil for frying

Sauce:

  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic crushed
  • 2 x 400gm tins of chopped peeled tomatoes
  • 200 ml chicken or lamb stock
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp chilli flakes again I used smoked
  • salt to taste
  • fresh coriander/cilantro to garnish
  • Herb couscous
  • 200 gms couscous I prefer wholewheat couscous, it's tastier and better for you
  • a glug of olive oil or 50gms of butter I prefer using olive oil
  • 350 ml chicken stock
  • 1/2 bunch parsley chopped 2 T of chopped
  • 1/2 bunch coriander/cilantro chopped 2 T of chopped
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Instructions

  1. Mix all the ingredients for the meatballs together in a bowl until well combined. Use your hands if possible
  2. Roll into smallish meatballs
  3. Heat the olive oil in a non-stick pan and fry the meatballs in batches until nicely browned on all sides then set aside
  4. Lightly fry the onions, garlic and spice ingredients for the sauce in the meatball pan (with a dash more olive oil) until softened - about 5 minutes.
  5. Add the tomatoes and the stock. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer - cook for about 10 minutes until slightly thickened
  6. Add the meatballs back into the sauce and allow them to finish off cooking - about 8 - 10 minutes depending on how big your meatballs are
  7. To make the couscous, pour the hot stock and olive oil over the grains in a bowl. Cover and allow to stand until all the water has been absorbed.  Fluff up with a fork and mix in the freshly chopped herbs to serve.
  8. Scatter over some roughly chopped coriander to bring in more freshness.
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