# North African-inspired meatballs in harissa-tomato sauce

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 15 min
- Cuisine: Moroccan
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 onion
- 1 handful cilantro
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion
- 1 red pepper
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 2 pods cardamom
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 cup reserved onion juice
- 1 cup water
- 1 handful cilantro
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp tahini
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 cup rice

## Instructions

1. Peel and grate an onion.
2. Finely chop cilantro.
3. Mix ground beef, grated onion, chopped cilantro, garlic, paprika, allspice, and salt in a bowl.
4. Form the meat mixture into meatballs.
5. Heat olive oil in a frying pan and brown the meatballs.
6. Finely chop an onion, red pepper, and garlic.
7. In the same pan, sauté the chopped vegetables, black pepper, cardamom pods, and cinnamon stick until fragrant.
8. Add tomato paste, tomato sauce, reserved onion juice, and water.
9. Place the browned meatballs in the sauce and simmer until cooked.
10. Blend cilantro, garlic, salt, pepper, and olive oil for the schug sauce.
11. Prepare the tahini sauce by mixing tahini, lemon juice, and water.
12. Serve the meatballs over rice with the schug and tahini sauces.

## Equipment

- box grater
- knife
- bowl
- frying pan
- immersion blender

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/C40iI8JuzYJ/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ef3498ad-c36c-4177-ab39-43cd87515379
- Extracted: 2024-11-19

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