Joe's
Digital Garden

Recipe: Lamb Kofta

Middle eastern lamb meatballs


  • 1 lb. Ground Lamb
  • 1/3 cup Pine nuts
  • 1/2 Yellow Onion
  • 1/2 Red Bell Pepper
  • 3 Tbspn Parsley
  • 2 Tbspn Minced Garlic
  • 1/4 tspn Salt and Pepper
  • Option 2: Minced Kafta
    • 1/4 tspn Allspice
    • 1/4 tspn Cinnamon
    • 1/2 tspn Cumin
    • 1/2 tspn Coriander
    • 1/2 tspn Paprika
    • Dash Cloves
    • Dash Nutmeg
  • Option 3: Mint Kafta
    • 2 tspn Mint
    • 2 tspn Cumin
    • 2 tspn Coriander
    • 1/2 tspn Paprika
    • 1/4 tpsn Cinnamon

Mince the onion, red bell pepper, garlic, and parsley. Mix with pine nuts, lamb, parsley, and choice spices. Form into meatballs. Pan fry.

  • Rice: 1 Tbspn olive oil, chicken broth, dash of cinnamon
  • Serve with hummus, pita, rice, salad, or tiziki sauce

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