Lamb & apricot meatballs

Latest comments and suggestions

Results 21-40

• Mandy

  14 January 2012

  Mandy commented on this recipe

  Making these tonight and will be having them with pittas and hummus. Can't wait!

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• skeldie

  18 January 2012

  skeldie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Went down a treat, so tasty. Will make the burgers next time. :-)

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• olivelady

  21 January 2012

  olivelady commented on this recipe

  To make the tomato sauce a little less tart, I did the following: When you add the tomatoes to the onion etc, also add 1 sachet instant soup (Cuppasoup) mixed with 3/4 cup milk. Simmer this mixture until it has thickened and then pour it over the meatballs that have been lightly fried in the pan. No heartburn and less gout!!

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• StudentNurseMum

  26 February 2012

  StudentNurseMum commented on this recipe

  What point do I freeze please.

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• StudentNurseMum

  27 February 2012

  StudentNurseMum commented on this recipe

  My children loved this recipe. Will definately be making again.

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• cakeanyone?

  26 March 2012

  cakeanyone? rated and commented on this recipe

  

  A really simple but delicious recipe. Made approx 35-40 meatballs. The sauce was a bit too tomatoey so after I'd reduced it, I added approx 150ml of chicken stock and reduced down again...I didn't want it too saucy. Also used 2 tsp ras el hanout, 3 cumin and 2 coriander. Loaded pitta with meatballs and salad. Will definitely make these again.

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• BeetleBri

  02 April 2012

  BeetleBri commented on this recipe

  I made these meatballs over the weekend, and I have to say they are the tastiest I've ever made. I made a larger quantity, 800 grams of mince, and 2 tins of chopped tomatoes. On one night I ate with homemade lemony/pine nut/mity cous cous, and the second night I has with spaghetti. I will definately be using this recipe over and over again. Would highly recommend. Very easy, very tasty, very happy!

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• jivebuni

  06 April 2012

  jivebuni rated and commented on this recipe

  

  made these for my friends they all loved it definately going to make again, even my partner liked them and he can be really fussy ................yummy :)

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• earlgreytea

  21 April 2012

  earlgreytea rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Kids loved this!

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• Suma

  13 June 2012

  Suma rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I found these fairly straight forward to make and though I didn't eat them (I'm not a fan of minced lamb) my family hoovered the lot with gusto. I had thought I'd get to freeze a couple of portions but they practically licked the platter clean!!

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• Marie

  27 June 2012

  Marie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  These meatballs are superb. The next time I will definitely make a larger quantity for freezing. I didn't have apricots but had apricot jam which i put in the tomato sauce. I chopped the onions finely in the food processor so that, when I fried them with the spices, they were almost paste-like, this made for well-formed meatballs which didn't break up when fried. I chilled the meatballs well before frying too. I used tinned cherry tomatoes for the sauce and served with spaghetti. Very favourable comments from everyone.

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• Heather

  01 July 2012

  Heather rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made these last night for tea for two adults and our 4 year old. I cooked half the meatballs (the mix made 16) and served all the sauce with penne pasta. They were absolutely delicious. wondered whether to freeze the other half or chill them to have in a couple days......have chilled them! I would highly recommend trying them, though found they took longer than 10 mins prep time. I wasn't in a rush, but it was an hour from starting to plating up, having said that, the prep was very straightforward.

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• scaramouche

  03 July 2012

  scaramouche rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Absolutely delicious! I shall be making this again very soon. Had it with rice the first time and then couscous when eating the leftovers. Don't think it would have been filling enough if served just with pitta. Great recipe :)

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• Amy Bannister

  22 July 2012

  Amy Bannister rated and commented on this recipe

  

  these were so good and pretty easy to make all the ingredients worked well together and the lamb helps make it have a much fuller taste

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• MrsHopper

  30 August 2012

  MrsHopper rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very tasty although I found the sauce a little bland so added some chipotle paste. Also once I'd fried the meatballs I put them with the sauce into a casserole dish and baked in the oven to finish them off. Delicious! Will definitely make again. I also substituted the coriander for fennel and carraway. Yum.

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• south63

  17 September 2012

  south63 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Recipe made around 12 golf ball size meatballs. Very nice flavours but I found that having to keep turning them to get even cooking caused a little bit of break up, but no too much, perhaps I made them too big. I might try baking them next time and serve the sauce over them at the end. I tried them with pitta but they were a bit messy so will try with pasta or cous cous in future. Maybe it was just me but it seemed to take me twice as long to prep and cook than the recipe suggests.

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• Jen

  15 October 2012

  Jen rated and commented on this recipe

  

  These meatballs are really tasty. There isn't quite enough sauce for the amount of meatballs. Served them with toasted pittas and houmous - amazing!

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• fabnickyj

  24 October 2012

  fabnickyj rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious! my family devoured these.

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• neetz_ward

  07 November 2012

  neetz_ward rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Absolutely delicious!! Made these to the recipe and added feta and salad to the pita when serving. Also a good way to disguise vegetables inside too. Highly recommended.

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:
• vintageabbie

  27 February 2013

  vintageabbie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Absolutely delicious, a really great throw together weekday meal with wonderful flavours. I would grill the meatballs next time, as they fell apart a bit whilst frying them, and also added houmous to the pitta and salad for an extra flavour boost.

  Flag as inappropriate

  Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  Your name: Reason:

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/665637/

Your binder

• Register
• Sign in
• More info

Sign up or sign in to receive a £60 wine voucher, and to save, rate and comment on recipes. Plus, get our newsletter.

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 red onions , very finely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves , crushed
• 2 tsp each ground cumin and coriander (or 4 tsp Moroccan spice blend)
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• ½ tsp sugar
• ½ 20g pack mint , finely chopped
• 500g pack lean lamb mince
• 8 dried apricots , finely chopped
• 50g fresh breadcrumbs
• pitta bread and salad, to serve

Search Good Food

Keywords

Refine your recipe search

Search filter options

Search by cooking times Less than 10 minutes 10-30 minutes 35-60 minutes Over an hour Search by difficulty Easy Moderately easy For the keen cook Search by cuisine American British Caribbean French German Greek Indian Irish Italian Japanese Mediterranean Mexican Middle Eastern Moroccan Scottish Spanish Thai Vietnamese Search by course Warm starter Cold starter Main course Side dish Pudding Soup Course Breakfast Search by calorie range Less than 200 200-400 400-600 600-800 Over 800 Search by occasion Midweek meal Dinner party Family favourite Birthdays Christmas New Year Mother's Day Chinese New Year Easter Search by chef Good Food Team olive Angela Nilsen Anjum Anand Ching-He Huang Gary Rhodes Gordon Ramsay James Martin John Torode Ken Hom Lesley Waters Mary Cadogan Matt Tebbutt Merrilees Parker Nick Nairn Orlando Murrin Ruth Watson Sarah Cook Silvana Franco Simon Rimmer Search by diet Vegetarian Vegan Gluten-free Dairy-free Nut-free Egg-free Low-fat Low in salt Search by magazine BBC Good Food Olive Search by servings 1 2 4 6 8 For a crowd

Difficulty and servings

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 10 mins

Cook 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 red onions , very finely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves , crushed
• 2 tsp each ground cumin and coriander (or 4 tsp Moroccan spice blend)
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• ½ tsp sugar
• ½ 20g pack mint , finely chopped
• 500g pack lean lamb mince
• 8 dried apricots , finely chopped
• 50g fresh breadcrumbs
• pitta bread and salad, to serve

Per serving

411 kcalories, protein 28.0g, carbohydrate 26.0g, fat 22.0 g, saturated fat 9.0g, fibre 3.0g, sugar 13.0g, salt 0.72 g

Advertisement

Your binder

Here are three other great reasons why to sign up:

• You get an online binder, where you can store all your favourite recipes and create menus.
• You can add your own recipes to this site for others to try; plus, rate and make comments on recipes, and share your views on our blog.
• You can sign up for our weekly newsletter (sent out on Wednesdays) - it's packed with recipes, special offers and competitions.