Moroccan Lamb Meatball Tagine
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Total: 20 mins
Our succulent organic lamb and mint meatballs go for a bubble in a rich sauce made with juicy tomatoes, red onions, tender baby spinach and a fiery dash of harissa. Served over nutty bulgar wheat, topped off with fresh mint.
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658 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 150g bulgar wheat
  • 12 lamb meatballs
  • 1 red onion
  • A thumb of ginger
  • 3 vine tomatoes
  • ½-1 tsp harissa paste
  • A handful of mint, leaves only
  • 50g baby leaf spinach
From your kitchen
  • Sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 400ml boiling water
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
You'll need
  • Measuring jug
  • Deep frying pan or wok with lid
  • Baking tray (optional)
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Fill and boil your kettle. Tip the bulgar wheat into a heatproof bowl and add a pinch of salt and pepper. Pour over 200ml hot water from the kettle and stir. Cover the bowl with a plate and leave to soak while you cook the rest of the dish.

  • 2.

    Warm a deep frying pan or wok on a medium heat for 1 min. Add 1 tbsp olive oil and the meatballs and fry for 5 mins, rolling them over every now and then till browned on most sides. Lift the meatballs out of the pan with a slotted spoon and pop them into a bowl. Turn off the heat.

  • 3.

    While the meatballs fry, peel and thinly slice the red onion. Roughly chop the tomatoes. Peel and grate the ginger.

  • 4.

    Set the frying pan or wok you cooked the meatballs back on a medium heat. Add the onion, tomatoes, ginger and ½-1 tsp harissa paste (it's spicy so, use as much or as little as you like). Cook, stirring, for 5 mins till softened slightly. Add 200ml hot water from the kettle and bring up to a bubble.

  • 5.

    When the sauce is bubbling, add the browned lamb meatballs and pop on a lid (use a baking tray if you don't have a lid that fits) and simmer for 8 mins. Meanwhile, finely chop the mint leaves.

  • 6.

    When the meatballs have simmered for 8 mins, stir in the baby leaf spinach to just wilt it. Taste the sauce and add more salt or pepper if you think it needs it. Fluff the bulgar with a fork and divide it between 2 warm bowls or plates. Top with the meatballs and sauce. Scatter over the chopped mint to serve.

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