These lamb meatballs can be served as an appetizer with cucumber saucem delcious shaped into patties with tomato sauce for a burger, or just as a meal served on top of rice.
If you were looking for a way to use up ground lamb, this is the perfect addition to your recipe collection.
The little meatballs are perfect for hosting a party and a wonderful finger food.
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Easy Steps for Making Lamb Meatballs
- mix the lamb in a deep glass bowl with all the ingredients
- shape into ballsfry,air fry or bake them
- serve with cucumber sauce, tomato sauce or plain
Suggestions
- Serve as an appetizer making smaller balls with tzatziki sauce
- These are a great finger food for a party
- Air Fry them instead of fried at 350 degrees and oil spray the lamb balls(fry for around 12 to 14 minutes)
- Baked in the oven instead of frying at 400 degrees on a parchment lined cookies sheet
- Make patties for lamb burgers
- These are great as a lamb burger topped marinara sauce like a pizza lamb burger
Shopping List for Lamb Meatballs
- ground lamb
- egg
- parsley,oregano, mint,rosemary
- salt and pepper
- minced garlic
- granulated garlic powder
- breadcrumbs
- tomato paste
- olive oil for frying
Serving Sides Dish Ideas with Lamb Meatballs
Homemade Tzatziki Sauce (cucumber sauce) with Fluffy Cooked White Rice
On a bed or Long Grain and Wild Rice
Serve simmered in fresh Marinara Sauce over cooked pasta of choice
Add mini lamb meatballs to a Charcuterie Board as an appetizer
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Yield: 14
Italian Lamb Meatballs
These are meatballs made with ground lamb and Italian spices. A perfect little appetizer or we have suggestions for sides to make them a whole meal.
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 20 MinTotal time: 30 Min
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano,
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 3 cloves of finely minced garlic,
- salt,
- a pinch of fresh chopped rosemary
- a pinch of allspice
- 2 tablespoons chopped mint
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup Italian flavored bread crumbs
- 1 pound of ground lamb
- 1/2 teaspoon each cayenne pepper, black pepper, granulated garlic powder
- vegetable or olive oil to fry in
Instructions
- Place the ground lamb in a deep large glass bowl.
- Mix raw ground lamb meat with spices, egg, and bread crumbs.
- add tomato paste and mix together well.
- Shape into round balls with a wet hand (run your hands under water) .
- Heat the oil in a cast iron skillet or deep fry pan around 1 inch deep.
- Place the rolled lamb balls in the heated pan and fry until nicely browned.
- Serve with mint jelly or even cucumber sauce.
- Note: You can also put these in traditional pasta sauce in place of classic fried Italian meatballs
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