Name: Moroccan meatballs with eggs
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 1 onion finely chopped; 3 tbsp olive oil; 50g fresh breadcrumbs; 250g pack lean lamb mince; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 5 eggs; 2 garlic cloves sliced; 1 courgette thickly sliced; 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes; 2 tsp honey; ½-1 tsp ras el hanout spice mix; 20g bunch coriander mostly chopped; 400g can chickpeas rinsed and drained

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Moroccan meatballs with eggs

Moroccan meatballs with eggs

Sara Buenfeld

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 40 mins

Cook: 30 mins

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 onion

finely chopped
3 tbsp olive oil
50g fresh breadcrumbs
250g pack lean lamb

mince
½ tsp ground cinnamon
5 eggs
2 garlic cloves

sliced
1 courgette

thickly sliced
2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
2 tsp honey
½-1 tsp ras el hanout spice

mix
20g bunch coriander

mostly chopped
400g can chickpeas

rinsed and drained

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal377
fat22g
saturates7g
carbs20g
sugars8g
fibre3g
protein26g
salt0.94g

low

Method

step 1

Fry the onion in 1 tbsp oil until soft, then allow to cool. Mix with the breadcrumbs, mince, cinnamon, 1 egg, ½ tsp salt and lots of pepper, then shape into about 24 meatballs with wet hands. Fry in the remaining oil in a shallow pan for about 8 mins, moving them round until evenly browned. Lift out and set aside.
step 2

Add the garlic to the oil left in the pan and fry until softened. Add the courgette, fry for 1-2 mins, then tip in the tomatoes, honey, ras el hanout, three-quarters of the coriander, seasoning and a couple of tbsp water. Stir and cook until pulpy.
step 3

Stir in the chickpeas and add the meatballs. Make 4 hollows in the sauce, then break in the remaining eggs. Cover and cook for 4-8 mins over a low heat until the eggs are set. Scatter with coriander and serve straight from the pan with crusty bread for scooping up the sauce.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2010

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