Oriental meatballs and Merguez

AUTHOR
Cassandra Brock
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4 5
COOK TIME
40 mins
TOTAL TIME
40 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 8
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 750 g minced lamb
  • 3 TABLESPOONS breadcrumbs, 2 eggs (size M)
  • 7-10 Tbsp 1 1⁄2 Tbsp Harissa (Arabic spice paste; tube)
  • 7-10 Tbsp ground cinnamon and cumin, salt
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 10 small Merguez (spicy lamb sausages; approx. 60 g each)
  • 2 stem(s) flat leaf parsley

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel garlic and dice finely. Knead with minced meat, breadcrumbs, eggs and harissa. Season with approx. 1⁄2 TL cinnamon and approx. 1 TL cumin and salt each. Form approx. 24 balls from the mixture. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a large pan.

  2. 2

    Fry the meatballs in it in portions all around for about 6 minutes. Remove and keep warm.

  3. 3

    Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in the frying fat. Fry Merguez in it all around for about 6 minutes. Wash parsley, shake dry, cut leaves into strips. Arrange meatballs and sausages. Sprinkle with parsley.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
450 kcal
CARBS
3 g
FATS
37 g
PROTEINS
23 g