Harissa Meatballs
Ingredients
The sauce
-
1
teaspoon
olive oil
-
½
yellow onion
diced
-
to taste
none
kosher salt
-
3
cloves
garlic
-
2
tablespoons
tomato paste
-
2
teaspoons
harissa paste
-
¼
teaspoon
ground cumin
-
24
ounces
canned diced tomatoes
-
½
cup
water
The meatballs
-
1
pound
ground chicken or turkey
-
2
teaspoons
harissa paste
-
2
tablespoons
minced Italian parsley
-
1
large
egg yolk
-
1
teaspoon
kosher salt
-
¼
teaspoon
ground cumin
-
1
tablespoon
olive oil
-
2
tablespoons
toasted pine nuts
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a medium pot and sauté diced onion with salt until translucent.
- Add minced garlic and cook briefly before setting some aside for the meatballs.
- Stir in tomato paste, harissa paste, and cumin, then blend with diced tomatoes and water until smooth.
- Return the sauce to the pot and let it simmer.
- In a bowl, combine the reserved onion/garlic mixture with ground chicken or turkey, harissa paste, parsley, egg yolk, salt, and cumin.
- Mix well and scoop out meatballs using a cookie scoop.
- In a pan, heat oil and brown the meatballs on all sides.
- Transfer the browned meatballs to the sauce and simmer until fully cooked.
- Garnish with parsley and pine nuts before serving.
Nutrition Facts (estimated)
Servings
20 meatballs
Calories
250
Total fat
10g
Total carbohydrates
20g
Total protein
20g
Sodium
130mg
Cholesterol
0mg
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