Our famous lamb meatballs
Our famous lamb meatballs
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Serves: 4
A delicious and simple recipe for lamb meatballs, using mostly local ingredients – our own Allen Farm ground lamb and eggs, local feta and fresh parsley from the garden.
Ingredients
- 2-3 cloves of garlic
- One large red onion
- 2 lbs. of ground lamb (you can also mix with ground pork or beef)
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup of fresh parsley, chopped fine
- handful of fennel seeds, toasted and ground
- 1 cup of feta cheese (Mermaid Farm feta is ideal)
- ½ cup of flour (gluten-free flour works great)
- Dash of salt and pepper
- Optional: red pepper flakes, ground cumin and coriander
Instructions
- Heat oil or butter in a pan.
- Sautée the onions until brown.
- Add garlic.
- Mix all remaining ingredients in a large bowl.
- Add onions and garlic when cooled.
- Make into 1-2 inch balls (it is often helpful to dip your hand in cool water before rolling each meatball)
- There are two ways to cook the meatballs:
- First grill lightly, then bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown)
- OR
- Place meatballs in a pan on high heat, and cook until sides are crispy
- With any leftover meatballs, make Italian Wedding Soup!