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Moroccan Meatballs
Course
Main Meal
Cuisine
Moroccan
Servings
3
Author
Muna Kenny
Ingredients
For the meatballs
400
gm
14oz minced beef
½
teaspoon
paprika
Salt to taste
½
teaspoon
black pepper
½
teaspoon
cumin powder
½
cup
chopped parsley
don't like it? Discard it
2
tablespoons
olive oil to fry the meat balls
For the sauce
3
eggs
2
medium tomatoes finely chopped
1
medium onion finely chopped
2
tablespoons
olive oil
2
tablespoons
tomato paste
½
teaspoon
paprika
Salt to taste
½
teaspoon
black pepper
½
teaspoon
cumin powder
½
cup
hot water
Instructions
Making the meatballs:
Mix all the ingredients except olive oil.
Form equal size balls.
Fry the balls in olive oil. It will take around 12 minutes or depending on the size of the meatballs.
Cover the meat balls, and keep aside.
Making the sauce:
In a pan, add olive oil and onion. Sauté onion until translucent.
Add the tomatoes and stir on medium heat until tomatoes soften.
Add rest of the ingredients and stir for 2 minutes.
Add ½ cup of hot water and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the meat balls with it's juices, to the sauce, and let it cook for 3 minutes.
Break the eggs carefully in the sauce, cover the pan and let it cook on medium heat for 6 minutes.
To garnish you can sprinkle chopped parsley.