Best 4 Kefta Tagine Lamb Meatball And Egg Tagine Recipes

LAMB KEFTA TAGINE

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients for the kefta and form into 1 inch balls with wet hands.
• Heat the olive oil over medium-low in a large tagine or stove-top casserole dish.
• Brown the lamb on all sides (3-5 minutes), then remove, leaving the oil in the pot. Drain the meatballs on paper towels.
• Add the garlic, onion, and bell pepper to the oil and saute until the onion is clear.
• Add the remaining ingredients, except the eggs and kefta to the tagine. Cover and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes until the sauce begins to thicken.
• Stir the the lemon juice into sauce then place the kefta in the tagine. Cover and simmer for another 15 minutes.
• Carefully break the eggs into the sauce and poach for a few minutes (don't overcook the eggs).
• Serve hot from the tagine with thick bread.

MEATBALL-TOMATO-AND-EGG TAGINE - (KEFTA MKAOUARA)

Steps:

• Combine the ground meat, grated onion, parsley, cilantro, cumin, cayenne, and salt and pepper.
• Wet your hands and form the mixture into 1-inch balls.
• Heat the olive oil in a tagine, cazuela, or black iron skillet set over a flame tamer over medium heat.
• Saute the meatballs in the oil until well browned on all sides.
• Remove the meatballs from the pan to a dish.
• To the same pan add the chopped onions, tomatoes, garlic, parsley, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne, and pepper.
• Cook uncovered for 30 minutes, or until the sauce has reduced to a thick gravy.
• Add the meatballs back to sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Carefully, break the eggs into the sauce and poach them for 5 minutes, or until set.
• Serve at once, directly from the pan with chunks of dense, crusty bread.

MOROCCAN MEATBALLS -- TAGINE KEFTA

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients for the sauce together in the tagine, cover and let simmer gently over a medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, use your hands to mix the ingredients for the meatballs together and then roll the meat into small balls, about 1 inch round.
• After the tomatoes have simmered for about 15 minutes, stir the sauce and add a little water if you feel it is needed.
• Place the meatballs in the sauce.
• Do not stir but just let them sit on top of the sauce.
• Lower the heat, cover and cook for another 8-10 minutes. Uncover and let simmer another couple minutes if you feel the sauce needs thickening.
• Serve with lots of crusty bread for dipping in the sauce or over spaghetti with parmesan cheese on top.
• If you want to make these ahead of time and freeze them, leave the parsley out and place the meatballs in a rigid container like a tupperware dish before freezing.
• To reheat, thaw in the fridge (you can do this overnight) and reheat on the stovetop over medium-low until bubbly. Add chopped parsley before serving.

MEATBALL-TOMATO-AND-EGG TAGINE - (KEFTA MKAOUARA)

Steps:

• 1. Combine the ground meat, grated onion, parsley, cilantro, cumin, cayenne, and salt and pepper. Wet your hands and form the mixture into 1-inch balls.
• 2. Heat the olive oil in a tagine, cazuela, or black iron skillet set over a flame tamer over medium heat. Sauté the meatballs in the oil until well browned on all sides. Remove the meatballs from the pan to a dish.
• 3. To the same pan add the chopped onions, tomatoes, garlic, parsley, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne, and pepper. Cook uncovered for 30 minutes, or until the sauce has reduced to a thick gravy.
• 4. Add the meatballs back to sauce and simmer for 10 minutes. Carefully, break the eggs into the sauce and poach them for 5 minutes, or until set. Serve at once, directly from the pan with chunks of dense, crusty bread.