Lamb Meatballs with Red Pepper and Chickpea Sauce

Name: Lamb Meatballs with Red Pepper and Chickpea Sauce
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 414 milliliters chickpeas from a jar or can, drained; 2 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 59 milliliters minced flat-leaf parsley, plus more for garnish; 1 Tbsp minced garlic; 907 grams ground lamb; 4 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more for seasoning; 473 milliliters low-sodium vegetable or chicken broth; 113 grams 1/2 cup roasted red peppers from a jar , preferably piquillo; 118 milliliters whole-milk yogurt, preferably Greek, plus more for serving; 2 teaspoons smoked paprika; 1 Tbsp thyme leaves; 59 milliliters vegetable oil

Lamb Meatballs with Red Pepper and Chickpe Head to the store and pick up chicken broth, kosher salt, paprika, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes.

Instructions

In a mini food processor, puree the peppers.

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Peppers

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Food Processor

Transfer the puree to a bowl and whisk in the broth and 1/2 cup yogurt.

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Yogurt

Broth

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Whisk

Bowl

In a large bowl, combine the lamb, eggs, garlic, 1/4 cup parsley and the thyme and smoked paprika.

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Smoked Paprika

Parsley

Garlic

Thyme

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Lamb

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Bowl

Add the 4 teaspoons kosher salt. Using your hands, gently mix, then roll into sixteen 2-inch meatballs.

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Roll

In a very large skillet, heat the oil until shimmering.

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Cooking Oil

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Add the meatballs and cook over moderately high heat until browned all over, about 8 minutes. Slide the meatballs to one side of the pan.

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Meatballs

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Frying Pan

Add the red-pepper sauce and the chickpeas and bring just to a boil. Simmer the meatballs over moderately low heat, stirring and turning them occasionally in the sauce, until the sauce reduces slightly, 10 minutes. Season with salt.

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