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Spicy Lamb & Carrot Meatballs
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Spicy Lamb & Carrot Meatballs

13 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes

Counts as 4 of your 5-a-day and contains over a third of your RDA of vitamin C and iron. For more carrot recipes visit www.britishcarrots.co.uk

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1036
Calories
47g
Protein
42g
Fat
116g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mint 2 tbsp fresh (3g) 2
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Sauce 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

  • 450g/1lb carrots, peeled and coarsely grated
  • 1 (400g) pack lean lamb mince
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 50g/2oz fresh brown breadcrumbs
  • 30ml/2tbsp chopped fresh or 5ml/1tsp dried mint
  • 5ml/1tsp ground cumin
  • 5ml/1tsp ground coriander
  • 2.5ml/1/2 tsp dried chilli flakes
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 30ml/2tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 (700g) bottle passata sauce with basil
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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