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Harissa Meatball Kebabs

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Pork mince meatballs combined with Middle Eastern flavours, fresh herbs and drizzled with a lemony dressing, served on flatbreads.

Prep time: 20 mins

Cook time: 10 mins

Serves: 4

Cooking Skill: Not Too Tricky

Ingredients

1 x 500g pack pork mince
½ small onion. peeled and finely chopped
2 teaspoons harissa paste
Large handful of freshly chopped coriander leaves
Large handful of freshly chopped mint leaves
Juice of 1 lemon
For the lemon dressing
3 tablespoons natural fat free yogurt
Zest of 1 lemon
4 flatbreads, to serve
½ lemon, cut into wedges and charred, to serve
Fresh cucumber and carrot shavings (using a vegetable peeler), to garnish

Method

Step 1

In a large shallow bowl, put the mince, onion, harissa paste, herbs, lemon juice and seasoning together. Gently combine.

Step 2

Using slightly damp hands divide and shape the mixture into 20 golf-size meatballs.

Step 3

Thread 3 meatballs onto 6-8 short metal or wooden skewers (soaked in water for 20 minutes).

Step 4

To prepare the lemon dressing, mix the yogurt, lemon zest and 2 tablespoons of water together.

Step 5

Cook the kebabs on a prepared barbecue or preheated moderate grill for 8-10 minutes, turning occasionally or until any meat juices run clear.

Step 6

Warm the flatbreads and serve the skewers on the flatbreads with the dressing, salad garnish and the lemons.

Tips and Serving Suggestions

If preferred, use 5% pork mince and add a whole egg yolk or a handful of fresh breadcrumbs to the meatball mix to bind everything together.

Each serving provides

Based on 5% mince
Energy

1280kj

304kcal

15%

Fat

5.4g

8%

Saturates

1.4g

7%

Sugars

5.2g

6%

Salt

0.3g

6%

% of an adult's Reference intake
Typical energy values per 100g: 520kJ, 124kcal, 2.2g fat, 0.6g saturates
Each serving provides: 23.2g Protein, 38.5g Carbohydrate, 4.8g Fibre
If different cuts of meat are used, then the nutrition info may vary

Method

Step 1

In a large shallow bowl, put the mince, onion, harissa paste, herbs, lemon juice and seasoning together. Gently combine.

Step 2

Using slightly damp hands divide and shape the mixture into 20 golf-size meatballs.

Step 3

Thread 3 meatballs onto 6-8 short metal or wooden skewers (soaked in water for 20 minutes).

Step 4

To prepare the lemon dressing, mix the yogurt, lemon zest and 2 tablespoons of water together.

Step 5

Cook the kebabs on a prepared barbecue or preheated moderate grill for 8-10 minutes, turning occasionally or until any meat juices run clear.

Step 6

Warm the flatbreads and serve the skewers on the flatbreads with the dressing, salad garnish and the lemons.

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Harissa Meatball Kebabs

Pork meatball skewers on a single flatbread

Ingredients

  • 1 x 500g pack pork mince
  • ½ small onion. peeled and finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons harissa paste
  • Large handful of freshly chopped coriander leaves
  • Large handful of freshly chopped mint leaves
  • Juice of 1 lemon

For the lemon dressing

  • 3 tablespoons natural fat free yogurt
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 4 flatbreads, to serve
  • ½ lemon, cut into wedges and charred, to serve
  • Fresh cucumber and carrot shavings (using a vegetable peeler), to garnish

Tips and Serving Suggestions

If preferred, use 5% pork mince and add a whole egg yolk or a handful of fresh breadcrumbs to the meatball mix to bind everything together.













Each serving provides

Based on 5% mince
Energy

1280kj

304kcal

15%
Fat

5.4g

8%
Saturates

1.4g

7%
Sugars

5.2g

6%
Salt

0.3g

6%
% of an adult's Reference intake
Typical energy values per 100g: 520kJ,124kcal,2.2g fat,0.6g saturates
Each serving provides: 23.2g Protein,38.5g Carbohydrate,4.8g Fibre
If different cuts of meat are used, then the nutrition info may vary

Method

Step 1

In a large shallow bowl, put the mince, onion, harissa paste, herbs, lemon juice and seasoning together. Gently combine.

Step 2

Using slightly damp hands divide and shape the mixture into 20 golf-size meatballs.

Step 3

Thread 3 meatballs onto 6-8 short metal or wooden skewers (soaked in water for 20 minutes).

Step 4

To prepare the lemon dressing, mix the yogurt, lemon zest and 2 tablespoons of water together.

Step 5

Cook the kebabs on a prepared barbecue or preheated moderate grill for 8-10 minutes, turning occasionally or until any meat juices run clear.

Step 6

Warm the flatbreads and serve the skewers on the flatbreads with the dressing, salad garnish and the lemons.

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