Yatimcheh – Lamb Meatballs & Potatoes

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 shallot diced
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 lemon

  zest of
• 1 lb ground lamb
• 3 tomatoes

  chopped
• 1/2 lb red potatoes

  cut in half
• 2 onions

  chopped
• 4 cloves of garlic

  minced
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp turmeric
• Salt & pepper to taste
• Naan or pita bread

Instructions

• 1 Heat one tsp of oil, and fry Shallots (for the meatballs).
• 2 To make the meatballs, season ground meat with salt and pepper in a bowl
• 3 Add cooked shallots, oregano and lemon zest
• 4 Mix well and shape mixture into golf ball sized meatballs.
• 5 In a frying pan, heat 1 tsp of oil
• 6 Add potatoes, fry until golden brown, remove fried potatoes and set aside, about
  5 minutes
• 7 Add I tsp more oil into the same pan and sauté diced onions and garlic until
  transparent and soft, and set aside.
• 8 Heat the same pan and fry meat balls until brown, but not cooked thru
• 9 In a bowl with 1.3 cups boiled water add tomato paste, turmeric powder, salt and
  pepper, and mix all ingredients well.
• 10 Add cooked potatoes, onions/garlic mixture, chopped tomatoes, and meatballs in a
  larger pot.
• 11 Pour prepared liquid on it. and gently give a stir.
• 12 Simmer for about 30 minutes.
• 13 Serve it with pita bread or Naan

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