Spicy Lamb Meatballs With Mint-chile Sauce

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Kent Hughes

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Eggs	California	Dishes, Side	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

16		8-inch bamboo skewers
2	lb	Ground lamb
1		Onion, minced
2		Cloves garlic, minced
6	T	Minced parsley
1/2		Jalapeno chile, minced
1/4	c	Dried bread crumbs
2		Eggs
1	t	Salt
1/2	t	Fresh ground pepper
1/2	c	Cornmeal
		Couscous or steamed rice
		For accompaniment
1	c	Plain yogurt
1	c	Fresh mint
1/2	c	Minced cilantro
1/2		Jalapeno chile, minced
1	t	Salt
1/4	t	Fresh ground pepper
		minutes for flavors to meld.

INSTRUCTIONS

Soak skewers in water 15 minutes. In a large bowl, thoroughly mix
together ground lamb, onion, garlic, parsley, minced chile, bread
crumbs, eggs, salt, and pepper. Preheat broiler. Wrap 1/3 cup lamb
mixture around each bamboo skewer to form a meatball about 3 inches
long by 1-1/2 inches in diameter. Place cornmeal on a plate and roll
skewered meatball in cornmeal to coat completely. Brush broiler pan
with a thin film of oil. Place meatball skewers on broiler pan and
broil 3 inches from heat until lightly browned on one side (about 3
minutes). Turn and broil second side until lightly browned (about 2
minutes). To serve, place couscous on individual dinner plates, top
with 2 meatballs on skewers, and drizzle with Mint-Chile Sauce.
Mint-Chile Sauce: In a small bowl stir together all ingredients. Let
sit  Makes about 2 cups.  Recipe By     : The California Culinary
Academy  File
ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 318 Calories From Fat: 157 Total Fat: 17.5g Cholesterol: 124.3mg Sodium: 717.5mg Potassium: 490.1mg Carbohydrates: 13.1g Fiber: 1.5g Sugar: 3.1g Protein: 25.8g