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Moroccan lamb meatballs with harissa & couscous
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Moroccan lamb meatballs with harissa & couscous

13 ingredients 35 min + 20 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Moroccan lamb meatballs with harissa & couscous

All the flavours of a tagine in meatball form, with the kick of homemade harissa and a cooling dollop of yogurt

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1236
Calories
69g
Protein
41g
Fat
145g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 15 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Seed not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Harissa not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 50g breadcrumbs
  • 1 garlic clove , crushed
  • 500g lamb mince
  • juice 1 lemon
  • 1 egg , lightly beaten
  • 20g pack mint , most leaves chopped
  • 2-3 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 150ml natural yogurt , to serve
  • 300g couscous
  • 50g butter
  • 2 tbsp harissa - shop-bought or see below, to serve

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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