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Kefta Tagine

Spiced lamb meatballs simmered in a cumin-scented tomato sauce with eggs, baked in a tagine.

Ingredients

  • 500 g ground lamb
  • 2 onion
  • 6 ripe tomatoes
  • 4 eggs
  • 1.5 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 0.5 tsp cinnamon
  • 3 tbsp parsley
  • 2 tbsp coriander
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 3 tbsp olive oil

Steps

  1. Mix ground lamb with grated onion, half the parsley, cumin, paprika, cinnamon, and salt.
  2. Shape into walnut-sized meatballs.
  3. Grate the tomatoes and cook with garlic, olive oil, and remaining spices until reduced to a thick sauce, about 15 minutes.
  4. Nestle meatballs into the tomato sauce in a tagine or oven-safe skillet; cover and simmer 15 minutes.
  5. Make small wells in the sauce between meatballs, crack an egg into each well.
  6. Cover and cook on low heat 5-7 minutes until egg whites are set but yolks remain runny.
  7. Garnish with fresh parsley and coriander.
  8. Serve immediately with crusty bread for dipping.

≈ 480 kcal · 32 g protein · 14 g carbs · 34 g fat — per serving, estimate

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