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One Pot Moroccan Spiced Meatballs

60 mins
0 cals per serving
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Donal's Notes

You can use either ground beef or a plant-based ground to make these – I’ve tried both and it works great either way!

Ingredients

lamb mince
lamb mince
red onion
red onion
garlic
garlic
egg
egg
ras el hanout
ras el hanout
breadcrumbs
breadcrumbs
flat leaf parsley
flat leaf parsley
olive oil
olive oil
sea salt
sea salt
ground black pepper
ground black pepper
harissa paste
harissa paste
lemon
lemon
tinned chopped tomatoes
tinned chopped tomatoes
chicken stock
chicken stock
tinned chickpeas
tinned chickpeas
Greek yoghurt
Greek yoghurt
couscous
couscous
honey
honey
flatbreads
flatbreads

Equipment

Mixing bowl
Mixing bowl
Large spoon
Large spoon
Large Plate
Large Plate
Frying pan
Frying pan
Tongs
Tongs
Wooden spoon
Wooden spoon
Microplane
Microplane
Measuring jug
Measuring jug
Spatula
Spatula

Method

1

Mix the lamb with the red onion, garlic, egg, ras el hanout, breadcrumbs and parsley.

Season well and with wet hands, shape into 20 walnut-sized balls.

2

Heat the 2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan over a medium heat (or in the slow cooker on sauté function) and brown the meatballs all over.

Transfer to a plate.

3

To make the sauce, gently fry the onion in the same pan used for the meatballs for 5 minutes, sprinkle with some sea salt, then add the garlic, harissa and lemon zest and cook for a minute more.

4

Pour over the chopped tomatoes and stock and add the meatballs back in.

Simmer, uncovered in the pan for 30 minutes, until the sauce is reduced and the meatballs are cooked through (or on high in the slow cooker for 4 hours).

5

Add the chickpeas and cook for a further 5 minutes, while you make the harissa yoghurt and couscous.

6

Add the harissa paste, garlic and lemon zest to the greek yoghurt.

Season, mix well and set aside for serving.

7

Put the couscous in a bowl and cover with boiling water, leaving a plate on top, until all the water has been absorbed.

Fluff the couscous with a fork and add the chopped parsley, lemon zest and season with salt & pepper.

8

Drizzle the meatballs with honey and serve with the couscous, a dollop of yoghurt, a flatbread, some flat leaf parsley and ras el hanout sprinkled over the top.

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