One Pot Moroccan Spiced Meatballs
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Large spoon
- Large Plate
- Frying pan
- Tongs
- Wooden spoon
- Microplane
- Measuring jug
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 450 g lamb mince
- 1/2 red onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp ras el hanout
- 30 g breadcrumbs white
- 1 tbsp flat leaf parsley
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- sea salt
- ground black pepper
For the sauce
- 1/2 red onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp harissa paste
- lemon zest
- 400 g tinned chopped tomatoes
- 100 ml chicken stock
- 400 g tinned chickpeas
For the harissa yoghurt
- 200 g Greek yoghurt
- 1 tbsp harissa paste
- 1 clove garlic
- lemon zest
For the cous cous
- 200 g couscous
- Large handful flat leaf parsley
- lemon zest
To serve
- drizzle honey
- Large handful flat leaf parsley
- Greek yoghurt
- flatbreads
- ras el hanout
Instructions
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- Add the chickpeas and cook for a further 5 minutes, while you make the harissa yoghurt and couscous.
- Add the harissa paste, garlic and lemon zest to the greek yoghurt.Season, mix well and set aside for serving.
- 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.
- 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.
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!
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