Kofta Meatballs with Sweet and Sour Cherry Sauce Recipe List

Kofta Meatballs with Sweet and Sour Cherry Sauce Recipe

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Ingredients

Sauce:
1 tbsp	olive oil
1	shallot, chopped (or 2 tablespoons diced red onion)
1 cup	dried cherries
3 tsp	honey
splash	brandy (optional)
1/2	lemon, juiced
1/2 cup	water
1/2 tsp	cinnamon
1 tbsp	fresh mint, minced
	salt
	freshly ground black pepper
Meatballs
1 lb	ground lamb
1/4 cup	sparkling water
2 cloves	garlic, minced
2 tbsp	fresh parsley, minced
1/2 tsp	cloves
1/2 tsp	cinnamon
1/2 tsp	cumin
1/2 tsp	allspice
	salt
	pepper
3 tbsp	olive oil

Cherry Sauce

In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and shallot and saute until tender.
Add the cherries, honey, lemon juice, water and cinnamon and bring mixture to a boil.
Lower the heat and allow to simmer for 5 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the mint.

Meatballs

Preheat oven to 375F.
In a large mixing bowl, add the ground lamb, sparkling water, garlic, cloves, cinnamon, cumin, allspice, salt and pepper. Mix lightly to incorporate all ingredients. Form mixture into small meatballs.
In a large frying pan over medium high, add olive oil. Add meatballs and fry, turning often to brown all over, about 5-7 minutes. Cook meatballs in batches if your pan is too small.
After browning all the meatballs, place meatballs on a baking sheet and bake in oven for 10 minutes to cook through.
Drizzle with the cherry sauce just before serving.