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Moroccan-inspired lamb meatballs in thick tomato sauce with flatbread on a kitchen table
Lamb meatballs simmering in a spiced tomato sauce, pan-to-table, herbs scattered on top.

Moroccan-Inspired Lamb Meatballs

Cinnamon and honey against the lamb, simmered until the sauce clings. Go easy on any apricots or olives.

Prep
20 mins
Cook
35 mins
Total
55 mins
Serves
4
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Before you cook

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  1. Make sureKeep them small and even
  2. Avoid thisBrown in batches if needed
  3. Food safetyFinish gently in the sauce

Ingredients

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Method

9 steps

  1. Combine the lamb with one teaspoon AL Mix, the parsley and cinnamon.

  2. Shape into roughly 18 small meatballs.

    Eighteen small evenly shaped lamb meatballs arranged on a plate before browning in a home kitchen

  3. Brown them in the oil for five minutes, then remove.

    Irregular hand-rolled lamb meatballs being removed in batches after uneven pan browning

  4. Cook the onion for six minutes.

  5. Add the garlic, paprika and remaining AL Mix. Cook briefly.

  6. Add the tomatoes, stock and honey.

  7. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.

  8. Return the meatballs and simmer for another 12–15 minutes until cooked through.

  9. Finish with coriander and serve with couscous and yoghurt.

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Why does my curry taste flat?

A curry tastes flat almost always because of salt and acid rather than spice – under-salted food reads as missing something, and a curry cooked without tomato, yoghurt, lemon, amchur or tamarind has no sourness to lift the spice, so adding more masala makes it duller rather than brighter.

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Why is my curry bitter?

Curry turns bitter for four reasons, in the order they usually happen: burnt garlic, over-toasted ground spices, too much fenugreek – seed or kasuri methi – and too much turmeric, or turmeric fried for too long.

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