Moroccan meatballs with herb couscous

Moroccan meatballs with herb couscous

If you usually serve meatballs with spaghetti, try this Moroccan version with couscous for a casual dinner party

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hour

Method

  1. Put the lamb, onion, half the garlic, half the ginger and half the spices in a bowl and season well. Mix (clean hands are best) and form into little meatballs (you'll make around 30).
  2. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large non-stick pan and add the meatballs in batches, frying until browned all over. Scoop out, then add the rest of the garlic, ginger and spices and cook for 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes and stock and season. Simmer for 10 minutes, then add back the meatballs and cook for another 20 minutes until sauce is thickened. Stir in the coriander.
  3. To make the couscous put in a bowl with the butter and some seasoning. Pour over the chicken stock and cover with clingfilm. Leave for 10 minutes. Stir the herbs through and serve with meatballs.

Per serving

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

Recipe from olive magazine, July 2009.

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  • 19 September 2012

    Vicky rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A regular in our house!

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  • 19 September 2012

    ilikefood rated and commented on this recipe

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    amazing!

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  • 05 October 2012

    benmorse rated and commented on this recipe

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    Super easy to prepare and the flavours were effortlessly rich and pronounced. I used the food processor to prepare the meatballs and this definitely helped make the mix pliable and smooth.

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  • 05 October 2012

    x-x-beckie-x-x commented on this recipe

    This was gorgeous. Using lamb mince just made it yummy!! I added onion and red pepper to sauce. I also added fresh mint and lime juice and zest to couscous...top notch :-)

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  • 14 October 2012

    Miss TG rated and commented on this recipe

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    Hubby loves this! Really tasty and works perfectly with the herby couscous. Always comes out well - you can be quite generous with the spices.

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  • 21 October 2012

    michelle rated this recipe

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    23 October 2012

    Ed rated and commented on this recipe

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    Absolutely delicious, the coriander really makes it very tasty. Have made it twice and my family and I have enjoyed it both times.

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  • 27 October 2012

    Annette commented on this recipe

    Going to try this tonight, read all the comments, going to add a few things that were suggested and see how it goes :)

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  • 29 October 2012

    Annette commented on this recipe

    Delicious, meatballs were very tasty and the sauce was lovely when it had thickened, we added a couple of teaspoons of harrissa paste to the sauce, very nice will be having this again :)

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  • 06 November 2012

    jennys food rated and commented on this recipe

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    A very easy,tasty recipe. Perfect for a mid week meal. I used minced turkey as this was what I had. I served it with spaghetti. YUM.

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  • 06 November 2012

    Suzy1975 rated and commented on this recipe

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    Loved this recipe,but did pasta for kids!

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  • 29 November 2012

    BettySpecs commented on this recipe

    Lovely Moroccan Meatballs - all the family enjoyed. We served with rice and these meatballs will become a regular in our household!

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  • 03 December 2012

    carmel rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really nice and even better the next day.

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  • 05 December 2012

    lise rated this recipe

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  • 05 December 2012

    jadedermody commented on this recipe

    the meatballs were yummy but for 2 peop defo need to use two cans of tomatoes for the sauce

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  • 05 December 2012

    jadedermody rated and commented on this recipe

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    Great meaty balls, but for two people you defo need two tins of tomatoes

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    30 December 2012

    HF rated and commented on this recipe

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    Absolutely delicious! Froze some leftovers and am sure they will taste just as amazing when reheated!

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  • 05 January 2013

    joyzaphine commented on this recipe

    Made this with some tagliatelle. I used tinned plum tomatoes. Was definitely nice and very simple. Potatoes would've been nicer with this however.

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  • 06 January 2013

    Ca55and rated and commented on this recipe

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    Excellent lovely sauce

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  • 20 January 2013

    Fozzler rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really yummy meatballs and sauce. I'd put in a bit more spices next time as it is quite a subtle flavour, and either add a bit less stock or give it a bit longer to reduce as I would have preferred at thicker sauce.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hour

Ingredients

HERB COUSCOUS

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