Lemony lamb meatballs
By Cassie Best
These fragrant lamb meatballs are great for entertaining on a budget. Serve as part of a meze-style feast with flatbreads, a grain salad and dips
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Prep:20 mins
Cook:10 mins
plus chilling - Serves 6
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
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kcal 334
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fat 20g
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saturates 8g
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carbs 14g
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sugars 6g
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fibre 1g
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protein 24g
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salt 0.4g
Ingredients
- 100g stale white bread, blitzed to crumbs
- 100ml milk
- 600g lamb mince
- 2 fat lemons, zested
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- small bunch coriander, stalks finely chopped and leaves picked
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 250ml natural yogurt
- ½ pomegranate, seeds removed
Method
Put the breadcrumbs in a bowl and add the milk. Leave for 5 mins, or until the milk has been absorbed. Add the lamb, lemon zest, garlic, spices, coriander stalks and plenty of seasoning. Mix everything well with your hands, then shape into meatballs, it should make about 30. Cover and chill the meatballs for at least 30 mins, or up to 24 hrs.
Heat the oil in a large frying pan, or two smaller ones. Cook the meatballs for 8-10 mins, rolling them around the pan until nicely browned on all sides and cooked through. To serve, arrange the meatballs on a platter. If the yogurt is quite thick, add a drop of water or lemon juice. Drizzle it over the meatballs, then scatter the pomegranate seeds and coriander leaves on top.
