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Lamb Meatballs With Moroccan Inspired Tomato Sauce

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Cuisine Sauces/Pestos
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

TOMATO SAUCE

  • 1/2 Cup Onions Diced
  • 2 Cloves of Garlic Minced
  • 2 Cups Tomato Sauce
  • 1/2 Cup Chicken Broth
  • 1 tsp Smoked Spanish Paprika
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 1 TBSP Orange Juice
  • 1 tsp Orange zest
  • 1/4 tsp Black pepper
  • Salt to taste

LAMB MEATBALLS

  • 1 LB Ground Lamb
  • 1/2 Cup Arrowroot Flour or Almond Flour My favorite flour to use it arrowroot flour
  • 1 small onion Finely Diced
  • 1 tsp Oregano dried or 1 TBSP Fresh Oregano
  • 1 tsp Parsley Dried or 1 TBSP Fresh Parsley
  • 1/2 tsp Black pepper
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 Egg Beaten

Instructions
 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE TOMATO SAUCE

  • In a small sauce pan saute the onions with olive oil till onions are soft. Add minced garlic and saute for another 1-2 minutes. Next add the broth to the onions and scrap off any brown bits at the bottom of the pan. Than add tomato sauce and the rest of the sauce ingredients: onions, spices, orange juice & zest & bay leaf. Simmer for approximately 30 minutes.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE LAMB MEATBALLS

  • While the sauce is simmering, put together the lamb meatballs. In a small bowl mix the arrowroot or almond flour with the herbs and diced onion. In another bowl beat the egg with a whisk and mix with dry ingredients.
  • Using your hands mix the meat with the flour/egg mixture.
  • I used a medium sized ice cream scoop and made meatballs the size of golfballs. Roll each meatball between your hands to form a nice round meatball. It made 10 meatballs, but if you use a pan with a bigger base you could make the meatballs smaller.
  • Brown the meatballs for approximately 5 minutes on each side. After browning the meatballs add the tomato sauce.
  • Continue cooking on low-medium heat until meatballs are fully cooked. An easy way to know if the meat is fully cooked is by using a meat thermometer. Ground meats including lamb should be cooked to 160 degrees.
  • When I made this dish last weekend, I served it with spaghetti squash but it could be served on it's own with other veggie dishes or a salad. Of course it's also delicious with Brazilian cheese bread, a recipe I got from the blog @againstallgrain.