Kefta Tagine
Spiced lamb meatballs simmered in a cumin-scented tomato sauce with eggs, baked in a tagine.
- prep 20 min
- cook 35 min
- total 55 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
- Morocco
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
- Mix ground lamb with grated onion, half the parsley, cumin, paprika, cinnamon, and salt.
- Shape into walnut-sized meatballs.
- Grate the tomatoes and cook with garlic, olive oil, and remaining spices until reduced to a thick sauce, about 15 minutes.
- Nestle meatballs into the tomato sauce in a tagine or oven-safe skillet; cover and simmer 15 minutes.
- Make small wells in the sauce between meatballs, crack an egg into each well.
- Cover and cook on low heat 5-7 minutes until egg whites are set but yolks remain runny.
- Garnish with fresh parsley and coriander.
- Serve immediately with crusty bread for dipping.
≈ 480 kcal · 32 g protein · 14 g carbs · 34 g fat — per serving, estimate