Smitten Kitchen | Food Network I love lamb! 2 tablespoons olive oil, Sauce 1 1/4 cup (about 70 grams) breadcrumbs, fresh or plain, such as Panko in a bowl, mix the lamb, egg, breadcrumbs, feta, garlic, parsley, tomato paste, lemon zest & salt take a golf ball sized serving of the meatball mixture and shape into rounds, set aside on a plate heat oil in the Instant Pot on saut function medium add the onion and garlic to soften for 2-3 minutes Catherine, thank you for the tzatsiki idea! Delicious also! Looking delicious! These meatballs look very tasty, but could a different type of sauce be substituted? I do not use the olives and do not add the lemon to the sauce. I hadnt made this recipe in years, but remembered it fondly. Could you make these in a slow cooker too? Email. Have made them several times served with tzaziki sauce and pita bread. I never had a taste of lamb meatballs ever. 1/4 cup (30 grams) crumbled feta, for garnish. Karen Yes, Im lobbying to have it added to Websters. Youll never look back. I bake it in a 9x9 square. This is the perfect pantry cake. You can cook the olives right into the sauce, but as I have an olive-averse child, I kept them aside as garnish for grown-ups. For people with dinner time get it on the table issues: make a double batch of the meatballs and freeze one batch before cooking. New note, 5/16/14: In response to several commenters mentioning softness, two things: First, I should have noted from the outset that I adore a tender, soft, moist meatballs, which these were intended to be. Ive been an email subscriber forever, now Im both! I know, I know. Long time fan of yours, having made countless of your recipes with great results. And whats in the yummy looking salad? I did not use the olives at all but it sounds like leaving them as a garnish is the way to go. Filling and plenty of leftovers, filing this one to make again! Molly Its amazing. We usually just have a roast, or make lamb burgers with ground lamb, with a bit of garlic and mint tossed in the mint mixed in means we dont need to use mint jelly. These were a GIANT hit at my house. substitute greek yogurt for water (I went with about 4 tbsp of yogurt) I tried this recipe the other day, and i have to say. Serve: Sprinkled with additional olives, feta and herbs. Yum! Would you cook the meatballs in the sauce or combine it after cooking? Were lamb lovers in our house, cant wait to try these! It worked! I made these lamb meatballs and made a massive mistake. Thank you. thanks! Im in love after trying your turkey/scallion ones (especially now that Im expecting in June, from the comments it sounds like meatballs will be on the menu alot!) this is my first time posting and I hope that you might have a minute to help me. 1 tablespoon thinly sliced mint leaves, plus more for garnish Im TOTALLY using those with this recipe, it sounds FANTASTIC. I dont like to fry in oil, so I just popped the meatballs onto a baking sheet and broiled them in the oven while I made the sauce. Ive never had lamb meatballs before but these look so amazing! 3/4 to 1 teaspoon table salt So sorry about that. Id brown them first for better texture, although some people swear by running them under the broiler on a tray to skip the frying step but still get a crisped edge. :). I made this tonight. Ive recently rediscovered meatballs as a weeknight option, though I dont have the patience/time to make the balls so I just make meatloaf instead. Patty Diez, project manager, Charred cauliflower quesadillas: This is probably one of my go-to recipes when I cant possibly think of what to cook or am feeling too lazy to make anything else. Its now one of my favorite weeknight recipes. Im a big fan of lamb in any dish, but I really like your use of lemon and feta in this dish! Rob Its tricky because everyone has a different definition of light. For some, its just food without bread or flour. You Know the One. Using wet hands, form mixture into small (1 1/2 to 2-inch diameter) meatballs; I have taken to using a large (just shy of 3 tablespoon) cookie scoop for easy sizing. Earned the Lager Jack badge! This yields 2 good sized hamburgers stuffed with feta, which you then either brown in a pan (tricky) or bake in the oven on the tinfoil. Ahhthe day will come when we can listen to music, slowly sip our wine, and have delightful conversations in the kitchen without losing thought mid sentence because of constant interruptions. 1/3 cup (about 45 grams) pitted, chopped kalamata olives I made these tonight and I wanted to stress the importance of a jumbo egg: I used a small one and shoulda gone with two, because about half my meatballs disintegrated into the sauce. Step 2 Using a small ice-cream scoop to form meatballs. If they (3 little boys) want to spoil their appetites on veg, Im all for it. If you dont, you could try to bulk it up with a little more breadcrumbs. Looks fast to prepare cook, divide and pack in 2-serving containers for later thaw, bring to office, pop in convection oven and voila we have a (nother)late -night -at -the -office -dinner (frequently needed) Also gets points for being portable and contains all ingredients we like! I will read up now. Greek Lamb Meatballs, with tomato, feta cheese, and mint What would you suggest if we needed to make them dairy free? Having a father who was born in Greece and a big food loving Greek family, this recipe looks amazing to me. This seems like it will leave out quite a bit of flavor, so to make up for it, were thinking of substituting blue cheese for the feta. I cant wait to try them, especially since youve got all my pantry staples in the ingredients. I am the worlds worst meatball fryer, the worst, but you were right, once I made the sauce everything was fine, even the ones that completely fell apart when I turned them (is there a secret?). The fat renders from the lamb into the pan and browns the bottom, the broiler browns the top. One thing I can honestly say, Deb, is that we ALWAYS love your recipes and your dishes end up on our Ooh, lets make this again list!! I looked at the reference you gave and tried to compare with where you ended up. Had my eye on these since recipe published in the spring, but only got around to making them yesterday when I was inspired by the feta and flat leafed parsley in my fridgewe loved them! Yep. Any ideassuggestions to reimagine the potato salad with sweet potatoes? We had some of the leftover meatballs mixed up with fried eggs for breakfast this morning, too. Its a really good pot to have. My usual approach builds them in a falafel-like manner with cumin, coriander, Aleppo pepper and sesame seeds (I talk about in my book; Molly Wizenberg did so here) but Im trying to step back from the cumin-frenzy weve been in since the new year (see also: Avocado Cups with Black Bean Confetti Salad, Three Bean Chili, Sizzling Chicken Fajitas and Stuck-Pot Rice with Lentils and Yogurt, seriously) and tried to brighten them up for spring with Greek-like spring flair: lemon, feta, olives, oregano and mint. Prepare the meatloaves: Heat your oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat 2 913-inch baking dishes with nonstick spray or oil. Tear the bread into chunks and then blend it, in a food processor, into breadcrumbs. Win win win. Thanks Deb. Juice of one lemon When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Your sautoir appears to have a bump in the center. These sound delicious! I also have to say that a lot of people just dont understand how easy and inexpensive it is to make sauce from scratch which allows you to control the salt and other incomprehensible ingrediants that somehow end up in the jarred stuff. The lemon zest, mint, and feta pack these with flavor! You wont have such a huge excess of sauce, promise. I omitted the mint because my grocery store didnt have any that was fresh. My kind of week day yummy dinner! Then sort of braise the meatballs in the stock/wine/etc. This evening makes our 3rd time making a batch of these bad boys! I cant tell you how heartbreaking it is to spend $47 and hours of my weekend on a dinner where my boyfriend wont even the main course. Location and contact. But I adored the flavors of the end result; I followed the recipe exactly except I left out the olives. In my house thats a glowing endorsement! And I see no problem with all that leftover sauce! What if thy were dairy free. Question- can I make the meatballs early in the day and refrigerate until ready to brown them? Im making this for dinner for four adults and three toddlers and am wondering whether to double the recipe. These meatballs are tender to the core! Yep- memory was spot on! I buy extra bananas just to be able to make it.mmmmmm Form the mixture into small meatballs, just smaller than a golf ball. Best part is that I made whole recipe for just two of us so lots of leftovers. Any suggestions? Next, we will be trying the fig newtons, one of our favorite baked treats.. We made these tonight because we regularly get ground lamb from our meat CSA and are always looking for creative ways to eat it. Great recipe! Cook up the beans Saturday, bake them up Sunday, and feast for the entire week on creamy, absurdly large beans covered in tomato and cheese. O.M.G. smitten kitchen on Instagram: "A thing I love: Meatballs untethered The flavors went so swell together. Step 1 Cook some onions. Oy vey! Im not a very confident (or consistent) cook, but its incredibly easy to make for how impressive it looks, and at this point, its possibly the only recipe Ive completely memorized. I Tried Four Popular Meatball Recipes and Found the Best One - Kitchn Ari I think you could skip the feta. Thrilled to try this tonight! Big error: the first step says to combine all meatball ingredients, but in the list that includes the oilwhich you later find out is for frying, not mixing in. I decided to give this recipe a try, and we are very pleased that the sauce and herbs etc dont hide the taste of the lamb, but go nicely with it. I was too worried that two lemons would be way too much.. in any case, all I can taste are the Kalamata olives and it seems too tangy (acid, ? **FULL RECIPE: https://smittenkitchen.com/2016/02/everyday-meatballs/My go-to meatballs are one-bowl, one-pot, frying-free and have so much flavor, they work. Its from these two places that we had lamb meatballs last night and everyone was, for once, happy. :). I pan-fried them partially and then finished cooking them in the sauce. Delicious! Thanks for your creative, thorough, delicious recipes. Oh, this looks delicious! I will try this next time and report back! Monica- the Greeks use rice or a grated potato instead of breakcrumbs, Make that breadcrumbs. A few notes: For those of you who get ahead of yourself (like me), I accidentally added the oil to the meatballs, they were fine. Can you bake the meatballs instead of browning on stovetop? I used a medium sized ice cream scoop to scoop and form them, then placed them on a cookie rack sprayed with PAM and placed over a cookie sheet in the oven. Megan- (editing) Deglaze the pan with stock and/or wine, vermouth, etc. Privacy Policy. We made the meatballs with gruyere/comte instead of feta. First published December 10, 2014 on smittenkitchen.com |. Made as listed (did add a tad more garlic and wine). with the onion, and capers in the sauce. Lorna Sass! Maybe due to my sourcing directly from the farm? In reality, weeknight cooking is usually about practicality; hurried and hastily chopped, and all too often with a 4.5 year-old having a hangry meltdown at my feet because he didnt want baked potatoes with broccoli for dinner, he wanted spaghetti and meatballs. If so, Im hangry a fair amount of the time! Add the onion and saute over medium heat until translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. You explain that your cooking is practical, quick, and usually rushed as you have a hungry child yelling. Im new to meatballs Ive only known them as colossal monstrosities of ground beef and filler and something I would never make. Id ditch the braising liquid (sad, I know) and then do the sauce for serving. We love to eat foods that is a fact. See other industries within the Manufacturing sector: Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing , Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing , Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing , Animal Food Manufacturing , Animal Slaughtering and Processing , Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing , Apparel Knitting . Delicious, moist, and so flavorful. 1/2 cup (55 grams) crumbled feta cheese Can these be frozen? Once the oil is hot, add half of the meatballs and saut for 3-4 minutes, turning every so often to brown the outside and then continue cooking through for about 6 minutes more. I forgot to add the feta to the meatballs, but they were still sublime. Im intrigued by the pressure cooker idea. Its quick and simple, yes, but also packs in spice, sweetness, some crunch, creaminess, and char if you do a little broiling (which you should). Add wine or vermouth and scrape up any bits stuck to the pan. I subbed the breadcrumbs for a cup of cooked white rice to make my gluten- free sweetheart happy (thanks to other commenters for that tip), and left out the olives because I forgot to buy themother than that, followed directions and they came out so well. Cant leave your house? So I never know which definition people are looking for when they ask for diet food. Catherine It was a gift from a friend of my moms. The key was definitely to brown them first. Weird. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Yum, those look excellent! Pinterest. Others, its got to be raw or vegetarian etc. Monica Burton, eater.com editor, Marbled banana bread: This banana bread is decadent and perfect. I made this for Greek Easter for my husband and myself and it was perfect. Absolutely delicious, and not an overwhelming lamb flavour for those who think they dont like it. Ive been looking around, They came out perfect! These look absolutely heavenly. I could get it shipped to an American frienddo you love it? Deb a quick question. Buying ground lamb tomorrow. I made this last night, and it was delicious! Geez blink and they grow up. Made this tonight and it was great! Pinches of red pepper flakes (to taste) Went to make this dish, was tired and distracted, forgot to add the mint to the meatballs but had already rolled the balls. I made these over the weekend and they were terrific! Im a fan of many of your recipes, but this one was one of my worst kitchen disasters of all time. Our editors cook more now than ever and keep returning to Deb Perelmans blog to do so. LAMB MEATBALLS! And I was looking at your picture of Jacob and wondering how he got to be 4.5 already (wasnt it yesterday you posted about him being born?) added 1 tbsp lemon juice (and no zest) since yogurt is thick Do you think maybe that additional water wasnt actually necessary? I havent tested it, but Id expect it to. Thats what I usually do when a recipe calls for olives. Ive just made a few jars of it and am looking for recipes. Yum! Im a food lover and like to make something different but delicious. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I halved the recipe and only used half an egg per Debs directions and half my meatballs fell apart. looks yummy and definitely want to try, but what I have in the fridge at the moment is ground chicken. That said, I dont think thats the whole problem here. I just wanted to give a heads-up. Do you think coco flour would work? Everyday meatballs from Smitten Kitchen Deb Perelman/Smitten Kitchen Everyday meatballs: I'm pretty obsessed with meatballs (one year I made 53 different recipes for them as a cooking. I should have mentioned in the headnotes (and now will) that I prefer meatballs soft and very tender, and moist. lamb meatballs with feta and lemon - smitten kitchen lamb meatballs with feta and lemon December 10, 2014 Jump to comments lamb meatballs with feta and lemon Leave a Reply New here? Meanwhile, the other parent would quickly defrost some frozen veggies [she especially liked peas, green beans and snow-pea pods] under running water to just cooler than room temp, toss in some carrot and cuke sticks from the fridge [I always kept a bag of them there for her], and pour her some milk. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. lamb meatballs with feta and lemon | Lamb meatballs, Entree recipes So unctuous and comforting. and it is lovely ..thanks ! Three years ago: Ribboned Asparagus Salad with Lemon Thanks again! My concern with lamb is, I worry about losing the flavor with too many spices, or tomato sauce, etc. Website. Leigh Thank you! Use a Food Processor. Just reporting backmade this last night and it was delicious! Oh my goodness, YUM! Im going to try with fake ground beefwhich I NEVER eat because I know its not really good for youbecause these look so good! Meatballs are the one thing that comforts me when I am stressed but can deliver great happiness when I cook it. She lives on the UWS, probably bought it around there. Lets just say I have made many a friend with that chocolate babka of yours. and noticed there arent really a lot of dishes that are light on the stomach (I am Dutch, so I dont know the correct English translation). The meatballs were delightfully tender; I served them over some bowtie pasta Thanks for another winner, Deb! This one in particular made me GASP when I had the first bite. You mention slow cooker in the instructions. Thanks to this recipe, I committed to keeping a stash of breadcrumbs in my freezer ground from the ends of sandwich bread and stale buns. And my preference is to use pork it seems to taste sweeter and smoother than beef. If I froze a portion of this, would I just pop it in the fridge in the morning, and itd be thawed enough to throw in a pot to heat up by evening? Also, if you have your scale out for everything else, why no weight for the onion? I have some Cheat Meals that I keep in the freezer, one of which is the Chicken Pineapple and Teriyaki Aidells Meatballs. Liquid from chick peas. Its excellent with any sort of strawberries but truly perfect at peak season, with the little smushy berries that smell incredible and stain whatever you put them in. I love how cheesy and satisfying these are, and you dont even need to make pasta alongside it for it to work as a meal (but I fully endorse Debs tip to serve it with garlic bread for extra decadence).