These are great to have with ratatouille and pasta I find however also just be good with a tomatoey sauce. Enjoy! Love the combination of mint and lamb they complement each other so well, even better for getting the herbs from my own garden. Here is the recipe.
Ingredients:
For the meatballs
1 packet 450g lamb mince
1 onion diced finely
Sprinkling of ina parmaan garlic and herb seasoning ( see note below)
About three sprigs of mint leaves chopped very fine
1 teaspoon of cumin
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of mixed spice
1 egg to bind
Sprinkling of breadcrumbs
For the ratatouille:
1 onion chopped finely
4 courgettes chopped roughly
1 yellow pepper
2 cloves of garlic crushed
2 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
Mixed herbs
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 160 fan oven. To make the ratatouille heat some oil in a medium saucepan and add the onion garlic and herbs. Traditional ratatouille also has aubergine but I didn't have any so you have to be creative. Once onions are transluscent add the pepper and courgettes and stir occassionally for 5-10 minutes. Then add the chopped tomatoes, simmer on a low heat for about 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and put to one side.
2. Combine all of the meatball ingredients together in a large bowl. Do not be alarmed if the mixture is wet, you can always add some more breadcrumbs if you wish. Form into small balls and place into a frying pan in a tablespoon of oil. Fry on a low to medium heat, until they are all browned. Cook in batches and place all of them in a pyrex dish.
3. Pour the ratatouille mixture over the meatballs and place in a preheated oven for 25 minutes. Serve immediately. Goes well with pasta and a good sprinkling of parmesan cheese.
Ina Parmaan Garlic and Herb Seasoning- this stuff is fantastic I discovered it when travelling to Africa. It adds so much flavour I find. You can buy it here, if you want http://www.thesavanna.co.uk/ina-paarman-seasoning-garlic-and-herb.html.
If you do not have it just add some garlic salt, herbs and salt. It will work just as well :)
Ingredients:
For the meatballs
1 packet 450g lamb mince
1 onion diced finely
Sprinkling of ina parmaan garlic and herb seasoning ( see note below)
About three sprigs of mint leaves chopped very fine
1 teaspoon of cumin
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of mixed spice
1 egg to bind
Sprinkling of breadcrumbs
For the ratatouille:
1 onion chopped finely
4 courgettes chopped roughly
1 yellow pepper
2 cloves of garlic crushed
2 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
Mixed herbs
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 160 fan oven. To make the ratatouille heat some oil in a medium saucepan and add the onion garlic and herbs. Traditional ratatouille also has aubergine but I didn't have any so you have to be creative. Once onions are transluscent add the pepper and courgettes and stir occassionally for 5-10 minutes. Then add the chopped tomatoes, simmer on a low heat for about 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and put to one side.
2. Combine all of the meatball ingredients together in a large bowl. Do not be alarmed if the mixture is wet, you can always add some more breadcrumbs if you wish. Form into small balls and place into a frying pan in a tablespoon of oil. Fry on a low to medium heat, until they are all browned. Cook in batches and place all of them in a pyrex dish.
3. Pour the ratatouille mixture over the meatballs and place in a preheated oven for 25 minutes. Serve immediately. Goes well with pasta and a good sprinkling of parmesan cheese.
Ina Parmaan Garlic and Herb Seasoning- this stuff is fantastic I discovered it when travelling to Africa. It adds so much flavour I find. You can buy it here, if you want http://www.thesavanna.co.uk/ina-paarman-seasoning-garlic-and-herb.html.
If you do not have it just add some garlic salt, herbs and salt. It will work just as well :)
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