Catalan-style Lamb Meatballs

Name: Catalan-style Lamb Meatballs
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 500 gram Lamb mince; 1 tablespoon Olive oil; ½ White onion finely diced; 1 teaspoon Paprika; ½ teaspoon Ground nutmeg; ½ cup Loosely packed flat leaf parsley roughly chopped; ½ cup Oregano loosely packed; ½ Lemon zest only (use the juice to squeeze over the finished dish); 1 Egg; 1 clove Garlic minced; 1 teaspoon Salt; 1 teaspoon Pepper; ⅓ cup Breadcrumbs; 250 gram Pappardelle pasta; 2 tablespoon Olive oil to toss through the pasta; 40 gram Crusty bread; 2 Tomatoes diced; 2 clove Garlic; 400 gram Tomatoes tin crushed; 50 gram Almonds; 3 teaspoon Red wine vinegar; ¼ cup Olive oil

Preparation: 30 min
Cooking: 15 min
Ready in: 45 min

For: 4 serving

Source: https://www.australianlamb.com.au/recipes/catalan-style-lamb-meatballs/

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Ingredients

500 gram Lamb mince
1 tablespoon Olive oil
½ White onion (finely diced)
1 teaspoon Paprika
½ teaspoon Ground nutmeg
½ cup Loosely packed flat leaf parsley (roughly chopped)
½ cup Oregano (loosely packed)
½ Lemon (zest only (use the juice to squeeze over the finished dish))
1 Egg
1 clove Garlic (minced)
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Pepper
⅓ cup Breadcrumbs

Pasta and romesco sauce

250 gram Pappardelle pasta
2 tablespoon Olive oil (to toss through the pasta)
40 gram Crusty bread
2 Tomatoes (diced)
2 clove Garlic
400 gram Tomatoes tin (crushed)
50 gram Almonds
3 teaspoon Red wine vinegar
¼ cup Olive oil

Instructions

For the meatballs, mix the lamb mince with the remaining meatball ingredients. Roll the mixture into 12 meatballs. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Pan fry the meatballs for 3 mins or until golden brown. Once cooked, place in a baking dish.
Place all the bread, diced tomatoes, garlic, tinned tomatoes, almonds, red wine vinegar and ¼ cup olive oil into a food processor and blend. Pour the sauce over the meatballs and bake at 160°C for 15 mins.
Bring a pot of water to the boil and cook the pasta according to packet instructions. Strain and toss in 2 tbsp olive oil.
Serve the pasta with the baked romesco meatballs and finish with a squeeze of the lemon.

Notes

Serve this dish with some crusty bread to mop up the romesco sauce and finish with a grating of parmesan cheese.
Double the lamb mince recipe and freeze your meatballs for a quick and easy meal in the future or reshape the mince into burgers patties before freezing.