Lamb & apricot meatballs

Name: Lamb & apricot meatballs
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps olive oil; 2 red onions, very finely chopped; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 teaspoons each ground cumin and coriander (or 4 tsp Moroccan spice blend); 400 grams chopped tomatoes; 1 teaspoons sugar; 21 grams pack mint, finely chopped; 500 grams pack lean lamb mince; 8 dried apricots, finely chopped; 50 grams fresh breadcrumbs; 1 serving pitta bread and salad, to serve

If you have roughly 30 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Lamb & apricot meatballs might be an excellent dairy free recipe to try. This main course has 609 calories, 27g of protein, and 38g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe from BBC Good Food requires apricots, breadcrumbs, garlic cloves, and canned tomatoes. Plenty of people made this recipe, and 356 would say it hit the spot. Users who liked this recipe also liked Apricot Meatballs, Apricot Lamb, and Meatballs in Apricot-Buttermilk Gravy.

Instructions

Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan and soften the onions for 5 mins.

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Add the garlic and spices and cook for a few mins more. Spoon half the onion mixture into a bowl and set aside to cool.

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Add the tomatoes, sugar and seasoning to the remaining onions in the pan and simmer for about 10 mins until reduced.

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Meanwhile, add the mint, lamb, apricots and breadcrumbs to the cooled onions, season and mix well with your hands. Shape into little meatballs.

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Heat the rest of the oil in a non-stick pan and fry the meatballs until golden (in batches if you need to). Stir in the sauce with a splash of water and gently cook everything for a few mins until the meatballs are cooked through.

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