Dinner Tonight: Lamb Meatballs

Name: Dinner Tonight: Lamb Meatballs
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams salt pork or bacon, ground or finely minced; 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 1 clove garlic, minced; 4 servings Greek yogurt for dipping (or combine with minced cucumber, garlic, and dried dill for tzaziki sauce); 454 grams ground lamb; 1 jalapeño, seeded and minced; 2 Tbsps chopped mint; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 Zest of orange; 4 servings Pita bread cut into triangles and warmed or toasted; 4 servings sea salt; 1 large shallot, minced

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Dinner Tonight: Lamb Meatballs a try. One portion of this dish contains around 48g of protein, 46g of fat, and a total of 783 calories. This recipe serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. A mixture of jalapeño, shallot, garlic, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

In a small pan, heat half the olive oil over medium heat until shimmering.

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Add shallot, jalapeno, and garlic. Cook, stirring constantly, for just one minute to soften. Allow to cool.

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Jalapeno Pepper

Shallot

Garlic

In the meantime, combine lamb, pork, orange zest, mint, 4-5 turns of ground black pepper, and a 1/2 teaspoon of salt.

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Lamb

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Mix well with hands to thoroughly combine. (The saltiness of the salt pork can vary, so begin with this amount of salt and form a small patty to cook for testing purposes. Adjust salt as needed.)

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Form mixture into small meatballs and transfer to a sheet pan.

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Meatballs

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Heat remaining oil over medium heat in a large (12-inch), heavy skillet, such as cast iron, and brown meatballs in batches until cooked through and golden, 8-10 minutes.

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