Great lamb meatballs with an excellent lemon sauce.
Prep
29 min
Cook
71 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
0.33 cups milk
1 egg
0.33 cups dry bread crumbs
0.33 cups snipped fresh mint
0.33 cups snipped fresh parsley
0.25 cups finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
1 clove garlic
, minced
0.75 teaspoons salt
1 pinch ground black pepper to taste
1 pound ground lamb
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
, or as needed
Instructions
1
Beat milk and egg together in a large bowl. Stir in bread crumbs, mint, parsley, onion, dill, garlic, salt, and pepper. Add ground lamb; mix well. Shape into 1-inch meatballs.
2
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add meatballs; cook until browned, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Reduce heat and cover; cook until meatballs are no longer pink in the center, 15 to 20 minutes.
3
Meanwhile, melt butter in a saucepan. Blend in flour, salt, and pepper. Add milk; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly, about 5 minutes. Simmer for 2 minutes more. Stir in lemon juice and zest.
4
Drain meatballs and transfer them to a serving dish. Spoon the lemon sauce on top.
Nutrition per serving
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