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Greek Meatballs

Greek Meatballs
  • Category

    Main Dish

  • Cusine

    Greek

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How to make?

Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1 clove garlic, minced

1 hot chili pepper , seeded and minced

1 large shallot, minced

1 pound ground lamb

4 ounces salt pork or bacon, ground or finely minced

Zest of 1 orange

2 tablespoons chopped mint

Freshly ground black pepper

Greek yogurt for dipping

Directions

Heat a small pan over medium heat and add oil, minced garlic, chili pepper, and shallot, and cook for 1 minute, then let cool.

Meanwhile, crumble lamb into a large bowl. Evenly scatter the salt pork , orange zest and mint over lamb, and season with pepper. Sprinkle the cooled garlic mixture over lamb.

Transfer to a plate or sheet pan.

Heat a large cast iron pan over medium to medium high heat. Working in batches if necessary to prevent crowding, cook meatballs on all sides until browned and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve warm with toothpicks or skewers with Greek yogurt.