Lamb Meatballs with Tomato Sauce, Sheep's Milk Cheese and Cucumbers: Albondigas de Cordero

Recipe courtesy Seamus Mullen

Rated 5 stars out of 5
  • Rate This Recipe
  • Read 1 Review
Total Time:
1 hr 20 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
50 min
Yield:
8 to 10 servings
Level:
Easy
x

Save To My Recipe Box

Please limit to 20 characters

Saving Recipe

Adding Recipe

Or Do Not Add

Success

This recipe was saved to your Folder_Name folder.

x

Save To My Recipe Box

Please sign in to save this recipe to your Recipe Box!!

25 Characters Max

Enter Time:

:
:

You can create up to five timers

Ingredients

Tomato sauce:

  • 1 onion, finely minced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 10 Roma tomatoes, blanched and peeled, roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoons roughly chopped basil leaves
  • 1 fresh bay leaf
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 pounds lamb breast
  • 1 pound lamb top round
  • 20 grams kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup white bread bread cubes, crusts discarded, soaked in milk
  • 1/2 cup finely minced onion
  • 1 clove garlic, finely minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 4 teaspoons freshly chopped oregano leaves
  • 4 teaspoons freshly chopped sage leaves
  • 4 teaspoons freshly chopped parsley leaves
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • All-purpose flour, for dusting
  • Vegetable oil, for frying
  • 1 cup fresh sheep's milk ricotta
  • 1 english cucumber, finely chopped

Directions

For the Sauce:

In a large pot, over medium heat, sweat onion, then add garlic and tomato. Cook for 5 minutes. Add sugar, vinegar and remaining ingredients and cook down for 45 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and run through a food mill. Set aside.

Meatballs:

Dice the meat and mix with salt. Grind twice with 1/4-inch die. Add all other ingredients except egg and paddle in standing mixer for 1 minute. Add the egg and mix to combine.

Form into 1-inch round balls, dust with all-purpose flour. Add a coating of oil to a large skillet, and shallow-fry the meatballs until golden. Cover with tomato sauce and simmer for 10 minutes over low heat. Sprinkle with ricotta and chopped cucumber and serve.

Print Recipe

Browse Reviews by Keywordnew!

Loading review filters...

COMMENT ON THIS PROJECT

    

Sign in

All fields are required.

E-mail Address:

Password:

Remember me on this computer

Signing in

Please enter your email address and we will send your password

E-mail Address

Your password has been sent and should arrive in your mailbox very soon.

Not a member?

Sign up for My Food Network to share photos, show off your style, and connect to an enthusiastic and helpful community.

It's free and easy.

Review This Recipe

You must be logged in to review this recipe.

Newest Ratings and Reviews

Read all 1 reviews

  • on November 23, 2009

    Flag

    Chef Mullen...Muchisimas felicidades por su exito en Iron Chef...#3 no esta nada mal. Era uno de mis favoritos, junto a Garces, y me hubiera encantado verlo en la competencia final. Le deseos muchos exitos mas en el futuro. Bravo!

    people found this review Helpful.
    Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No

Next Recipe

Advertisement

What's Hot

Iron Chef America

Hosted by: Alton Brown

Free Recipe of the Day Newsletter

Let Food Network chefs plan what's for dinner, with quick and easy recipes delivered to your inbox daily.

Ads by Google

© 2013 Television Food Network G.P. All rights reserved.