Moroccan meatballs with herb couscous

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• Oisille

  15 March 2011

  Oisille rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Absolutely delicious - made it for a group of friends - was incredibly quick and easy. Will definitely make again.

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• pufferkat

  17 March 2011

  pufferkat rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really tasty, and a hit with everyone, but I would recommend that you test a sample before committing to frying the whole batch as I found that I needed to double the spices in the meat and season with salt to bring out the full richness of the meaballs. Same applies to the sauce, it needed sugar to balance the sharpness. I also added stock cubes rather than stock so it wouldn't be overly wet and need lots of reducing. I bulked it out with cubes of oven roasted butternut squash, that went really well with the dish. Served with mash, and fine green beans.... will be making it again for sure!

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• Laura H

  20 March 2011

  Laura H rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Absolutely lovely, the whole family enjoyed this. Great meal, will definitely make it again.

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• Charlotte

  21 March 2011

  Charlotte rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this for my husband, parents & sister and we all loved it! Absolutely beautiful and very tasty. I did use more spices than the recipe suggests tho!

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• Jo-Jo

  04 April 2011

  Jo-Jo rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I did this with ready made meatballs as we had some and I wanted to use them up. Added a jar of Harissa paste to add to the flavour and it was absolutely lovely, clean plates all round! Although if I was feeding 4 there would not have been enough couscous! So very easy too!

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• fairystoryteller

  22 April 2011

  fairystoryteller rated and commented on this recipe

  

  We loved this and my family has asked for a repeat performance!No couscous for us - I served the meatballs and sauce with spaghetti and a crunchy green salad on the side. Definitely one to add to my list of weekday winners. Recommend you try it (and the whole plum toms, broken up a bit, do make a difference to the texture of the sauce - better than a tin of chopped toms...). Delish!

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• Leelo

  24 April 2011

  Leelo rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely. Used curry powder instead of cumin, cause that was all i had - still really nice.

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• jezzalockyer

  04 May 2011

  jezzalockyer rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Just made this for our lunch, really really tasty, my husband and I are usually that not keen on couscous but loved this recipe and it definitely goes with the meatballs! we had sour cream on the side, yummy! many thanks.

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• Innred

  04 May 2011

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• John C Sweet

  25 May 2011

  John C Sweet rated and commented on this recipe

  

  So easy. Not much in them but it works! Been trying so many in the past and these are the best!

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• Pam

  18 June 2011

  Pam rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Adore the flavours in this recipe. Gorgeous!

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• Donna

  19 June 2011

  Donna rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Fantastic recipe and is now a regular in our family meals. Ive made this 3 times now with lamb and with beef both equally as good, each time it gets better. I now double the spices and add lime juice to the cous cous. Will be making again and again.

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• Karen

  30 June 2011

  Karen rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Loved the meatballs but would only add a knob of butter instead of 50g to the couscous. Found it far to buttery.

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• ponygirl007

  15 July 2011

  ponygirl007 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this for my husband, who's a chef, and he loved it! He even wanted the recipe!! It was a hit for my two toddlers too! Will def be making this again.

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• CJS0683

  29 July 2011

  CJS0683 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Good recipe, needed larger quanties of the spices as per an earlier suggestion

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• VikingPenguin

  09 August 2011

  VikingPenguin rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this for 2. Didn't have enough lamb mince so used beef and it was still very nice. Only criticism would be that there wasn't enough liquid on the couscous, and it tasted very bland. That said, it tasted fine mixed into the meatball sauce. I used much more than a pinch of chilli flakes as we love hot food.

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• ChinnyMummy

  09 August 2011

  ChinnyMummy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Fantastic recipe! The only gripe my family had with it was that I didn't make enough! For the sauce, I used lamb stock instead of chicken as this made more sense to me. But I did use chicken for the couscous. The butter really saved the couscous as it can sometimes come out dry. I didn't use any coriander as I didn't have any about. Will definitely make this a part of my regular repertoire and will make multiple batches at once and then freeze for a quick and easy mid-week dinner.

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• Hasbian101

  17 August 2011

  Hasbian101 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The flavours combine really well in this dish and its great to be able to put a twist on a traditional favourite in my family (meatballs). I copied the recipe almost exactly, subbing the couscous with Quinoa as I require a gluten free diet. It was all sublime. Will definitely make again.

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• Callum78

  22 August 2011

  Callum78 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Seriously excellent dish. I added a pepper, lemon and rind in the couscous as well as raisins.

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• Kate

  31 August 2011

  Kate rated and commented on this recipe

  

  A really nice, easy dish. With the couscous we swapped the coriander for mint and added raisins. We also messed about a bit with the spices in the sauce and added more garlic. I think it's a recipe that might need a bit of tweaking for your own tastes, but definitely delicious once you get there.

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Ingredients

• 500g lean minced lamb
• 1 red onion , grated
• 2 garlic cloves , crushed
• 2cm chunk root ginger , grated
• a pinch dried chilli flakes
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• olive oil
• 2 x 400g tins plum tomatoes
• 200ml chicken stock
• ½ bunch coriander , chopped

HERB COUSCOUS

• 200g couscous
• 50g butter
• 350ml chicken stock , boiling
• ½ bunch coriander , chopped
• ½ bunch parsley , chopped

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Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 1 hour

Ingredients

• 500g lean minced lamb
• 1 red onion , grated
• 2 garlic cloves , crushed
• 2cm chunk root ginger , grated
• a pinch dried chilli flakes
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• olive oil
• 2 x 400g tins plum tomatoes
• 200ml chicken stock
• ½ bunch coriander , chopped

HERB COUSCOUS

• 200g couscous
• 50g butter
• 350ml chicken stock , boiling
• ½ bunch coriander , chopped
• ½ bunch parsley , chopped

Per serving

544 kcalories, protein 30.2g, carbohydrate 36.7g, fat 31.7 g, saturated fat 15.2g, fibre 2g, salt 1.67 g

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