Ground Lamb Recipes
Ground lamb, made easy — harissa lamb meatballs, lamb kofta on flatbread, minty lamb meatballs with cabbage, pesto orecchiette — for busy weeknights.
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dinnerHarissa Lamb Meatballs
Middle Eastern lamb meatballs served with feta cheese and chickpeas
Ingredients
- 500g Lamb Mince
- Handful Soft Apricots
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 50g or more Breadcrumbs
- 1 Egg
- handful Fresh Coriander Leaves
- 1 Onion
- 5 tbsp Harissa
- 3 Garlic clove
- 1 tin Chopped Tomatoes
- 1 Tin Chickpeas
- 2 tbsp Pomegranate Molasses
- Feta Cheese
- handful Pine nuts
Instructions
- 1To make the meatballs, incorporate the lamb mince, apricots, breadcrumbs, egg, cumin, some coriander leaves, half an onion and half the harissa. Mix all together and start making the meatballs.
- 2It’s a good idea to chill the meatballs before you cook them. The heat a pan and cook the meatballs so they’re browned on the outside.
- 3To make the sauce, fry off the rest of the onion, garlic and if you like a bit of spice you can add some chilli or chilli flakes in. Add the chopped tomatoes and the rest of the harissa paste, chickpeas and pomegranate molasses. Cook for around 20 minutes on low then add the meatballs and cook until the meatballs are cooked through.
- 4Serve piping hot with rice, cous cous or anything you like!
- 5Serve with feta, pine nuts and coriander scattered on top…delish!
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Open in Pepper →Ground Lamb Makes Weeknight Dinner Feel Special
Ground lamb cooks as fast as ground beef but tastes like you tried harder. A little cumin, garlic, or mint, and a pound of it turns into dinner in about half an hour.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection when they want meatballs on the table by 6:30 and are tired of the same skillet of beef and onions.
Every recipe here leans on that one pound of lamb: Harissa Lamb Meatballs with soft apricots, lamb kofta on flatbread with mint and yogurt, Minty Lamb Meatballs with Cabbage and Tahini, and Pesto Orecchiette and Lamb Meatballs for the pasta night crowd.
Quick Tips
- 1
Keep the mix cold
Chill the seasoned lamb 15 to 20 minutes before rolling so the fat stays firm and the meatballs hold their shape in the pan.
- 2
Handle it lightly
Mix with your fingertips just until the spices disappear, about 30 seconds. Overworking makes lamb meatballs dense and springy.
- 3
Sear then finish covered
Brown the meatballs 2 to 3 minutes per side over medium-high, then cover and cook 5 more minutes so the centers cook through without drying out.
- 4
Salt the cabbage early
Toss shredded cabbage with a teaspoon of salt and let it sit 10 minutes before roasting or searing so it softens and browns instead of steaming.
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