Healthy Lamb Meatballs Recipe

Healthy Lamb Meatballs Recipe

  • 1 pound ground lamb, or more to taste
  • 1/2 cup shredded cabbage, or more to taste
  • 1/3 cup diced onion
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/4 tablespoons ground allspice
  • 1 tablespoon freshly ground cardamom
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric (optional)
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground sumac (optional)
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Boil lamb in a pot of water, breaking into small chunks with a spoon, until fully cooked, 5 to 10 minutes. Skim fat from water using a spoon and drain water from meat.
  3. Mix cooked lamb, cabbage, onion, egg, allspice, cardamom, turmeric, sumac, salt, and pepper together in bowl; roll into 1 1/2-inch balls. Arrange meatballs on a baking sheet.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are cooked through and browned on the outside, 25 to 30 minutes.
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