LITTLE MEATBALLS

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Make and share this Little Meatballs recipe from Food.com.

Provided by misstasty

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 30m

Yield 35 meatballs

Number Of Ingredients 10

500 g ground lamb or 500 g ground beef
2 zucchini
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 red chile, finely chopped (go on, make it 2)
2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 egg
1/2 cup dried breadcrumbs
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • grate the zucchini and squeeze out the moisture. add all the other ingredients and mix together with your hands. the consistency should be quite firm - add more breadcrumbs if needed.
  • shape into mini burgers taking a small handful at a time or use a heaped teaspoon of the mixture and roll into balls.
  • put on a baking tray lined with baking paper and bake in the oven at 180C for 20 minutes until browned. serve with mint sauce.
  • makes 35 meatballs or 12 mini burgers.
  • the mint sauce: mash together 1 clove of garlic and a small handful of mint leaves to a paste in a pestle. add the juice of one lemon and mash some more. mix in 3/4 of a cup of thick natural yoghurt and add salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 52.6, Fat 3.6, SaturatedFat 1.5, Cholesterol 16.5, Sodium 23.2, Carbohydrate 2, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.5, Protein 3

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