45 MIN · STOVETOP

Lamb and Apricot Meatballs

Name: Lamb and Apricot Meatballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 red onions (finely chopped); 4 clove garlic (crushed); 2 tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp ground coriander; 400 g canned tomatoes (chopped); 1/2 tsp sugar; 10 g mint (fresh, finely chopped); 500 g lamb mince; 8 dried apricots (finely chopped); 50 g breadcrumbs; pitta bread (to serve)

Spiced lamb and apricot meatballs in cumin tomato sauce.

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Ingredients

2 tbspolive oil
2red onions, finely chopped
4 clovegarlic, crushed
2 tspground cumin
2 tspground coriander
400 gcanned tomatoes, chopped
1/2 tspsugar
10 gmint, fresh, finely chopped
500 glamb mince
8dried apricots, finely chopped
50 gbreadcrumbs
pitta bread, to serve

Method

1
Heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan and soften the onions for 5 minutes. Add the garlic, cumin and coriander and cook for a few minutes more.
2
Spoon half the onion mixture into a bowl and leave to cool. Add the canned tomatoes, sugar and seasoning to the remaining onions in the pan. Simmer for about 10 minutes until the sauce reduces.
3
Meanwhile, add the mint, lamb mince, dried apricots and breadcrumbs to the cooled onions. Season and mix well with your hands. Shape into small meatballs.
4
Heat the remaining oil in a non-stick pan and fry the meatballs until golden, in batches if needed.
5
Stir in the tomato sauce with a splash of water and gently cook everything together for a few minutes until the meatballs are cooked through. Serve with pitta and salad.

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