Lebanese Turkey Meatballs in Sauce
Author: Jenn @ The Spice Kit Recipes
Serves: 6
- 2 lbs. 93% lean ground turkey or chicken
- ⅔ cup plain bread crumbs
- ½ cup onion, finely minced or grated
- ⅓ cup cilantro, chopped
- ⅓ cup parsley, chopped
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tbsp. (6 cloves) garlic
- 2 tsps. each salt, sugar
- 1 tsp. each allspice, coriander
- ½ tsp. each cayenne, cinnamon, cumin
- 1 Tbps. olive oil
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 2 tsps. (4 cloves) garlic, minced
- 1 (28 oz.) can good quality crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 (8 oz). can tomato sauce
- 1 tsp. sugar
- ¾ tsp. each allspice, oregano
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. each black pepper, cinnamon
- Combine meatball ingredients and mix well with your hands.
- Roll into golf ball size meatballs and place on a baking sheet.
- Preheat oven broiler and place rack in the center.
- Broil meatballs 5 minutes.
- Start making the sauce by heating oil in a medium saute pan on medium heat.
- Add the onion and saute 5 minutes.
- Add garlic and saute 2 minutes.
- Stir in remaining sauce ingredients and bring to a rolling boil.
- Add meatballs. Cover and reduce heat to medium/low.
- Simmer 15 minutes.
If you aren't making the sauce, I broil the meatballs 5 minutes then flip them over and broil 2 minutes more.
This recipes made 36 meatballs.
Recipe by The Spice Kit Recipes at https://www.thespicekitrecipes.com/lebanese-turkey-meatballs/
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