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Slow Cooker Harissa Lamb Meatball Tagine

Slow-cooked lamb meatballs with apricots in a harissa tomato sauce.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Course Main Course
Cuisine Morrocan, North African
Servings 4
Calories 724 kcal

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker

Ingredients
  

For the meatballs

  • 500 g Minced lamb
  • 50 g Dried Apricots Finely diced
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 tsp Cumin
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 1/2 tsp Ground coriander
  • 50 g Dried breadcrumbs
  • 2 tsp Harissa paste

For the slow cooker

  • 800 g Tinned chopped tomatoes 400g = 1 tin
  • 400 g Tinned chickpeas drained
  • 2 tbsp Harissa paste
  • 1 tbsp Honey
  • 2 cloves Garlic minced
  • 10 g Ginger minced
  • pinch Salt and Pepper

Instructions
 

Meatballs

  • In a mixing bowl combine: lamb mince, diced dried apricot, eggs, cumin, paprika, coriander, breadcrumbs and harissa paste. Stir well until completely combined.
  • Roll out meatballs with the mixture, slightly smaller than golf ball sized. It should make around 16-18 meatballs.
  • (Optional, brown the meatballs in batches in a hot pan with a little oil)

Slow Cook

  • In the slow cooker, combine tinned tomato, chickpeas, harissa paste, honey, garlic, ginger, salt and pepper. Stir well.
  • Add your meatballs and gently stir in with the rest of the mix. Be careful not to break the meatballs.
  • Cook for 4 hours on high or 7-8 hours on low. Stir after the slow cook and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 724kcalCarbohydrates: 67gProtein: 38gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 173mgSodium: 605mgPotassium: 1425mgFiber: 13gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 1139IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 191mgIron: 9mg
Keyword 4 hours, 8 hour, Apricots, lamb, Meatballs, Tagine
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