Aromatic Lamb Meatballs

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I tripled the recipe and used 1 lb. lamb and 2 lbs. ground beef. I used a large white onion for the scallions and 1/2 cup bread crumbs for the semolina. I also added a couple teaspoons of chopped garlic. I formed the mixture into 16 patties and cooked them on the grill. I put them in pitas with dill sauce, feta cheese and chopped tomatoes. Delicious! They smelled and tasted great. My family loved them.

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These are so good and addictive! They're great for appetizers, sandwiches... almost anything! My husband is not crazy about lamb, so I make these with beef more often - still great!

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These were pretty good. However even though I don't mind cumin being a background flavor, I don't like it being prominent so I only used half of the cumin it called for. I didn't think these were salty at all! Not underseasoned, but not salty either. Just right. A tip: these were really good tossed in a simple salad of greens with lime juice and minced onion.

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I made this tonight and they are de-licious. My neighbourhood has a great middle eastern market where you can get the most flavourful samosas. These meatballs taste just like the filling in those samosas. I did make some changes - omitted scallions and replaced then with 1/2 a small onion and a couple of cloves of garlic processed to a fine pulp in the mini chopper. A little yellow mustard was added. I had semolina but opted for 2 tablespoons of panko - this makes a very tender, soft meatball, omit it if you want something firmer. I also formed these into patties and grilled them for a exotic lamb slider. MAKE THESE.

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I love this recipe! The meatballs taste so good! I made them for a party recently and my Egyptian friend said the flavour was spot on. He declared that I was a great cook, but he didn't know how easy these were! For the cocktail party, I formed the meatballs ahead of time, and then I baked them all at once on 2 pans. Next time I'll put parchment paper on the pan because the meatballs stuck a bit. I have tried frying them in the past, but I thought it was a hassle and lamb is fatty enough on its own. In the future, I would grill it if I wanted crispiness. I have replaced the semolina with things like bread crumbs, flour, and even wheat germ and it's all fine. I try not to over-mix or squeeze.

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These spices go really well with the flavor of the lamb. But I did make a few changes. I used panko instead of semolina because that's what I had. I didn't have an egg. I didn't bother letting it sit 30 minutes. And I browned them in 1T olive oil, they still got a nice crisp. I then used the drippings as a start for a hearty vegetable soup (onion, carrot, zucchini, tomato, potato, garlic, chicken stock and added the meatballs during the simmer stage. The soup turned out great! The sweetness from the veggies and spices from the meatballs made for a very nice combo.

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Made these last night and they were fabulous!!! I followed the recipe exactly, except I used plain bread crumbs instead of semolina, and I did not think they were too salty at all. I made a basic yogurt and cucumber sauce for dipping and served a roasted artichoke salad as well. I wouldn't change a thing about this recipe. As one reviewer stated, the hardest part is judging the temp for the oil. They literally cook about 1 min per side. I served them hot last night, but ate the rest cold today for lunch!! Excellent flavors! Well done Nigella :

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we like it !

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I made these as a main dish for my dinner club and formed the meat into oblong patties. Baked them on a rack in a sheet pan at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes. I made one batch of lamb and one of turkey and both were delicious. Served with pita and tzatziki sauce. I followed the recipe exactly except I used a little less salt.

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very good. i liked the hint of spices in these. only thing i would change would be the salt. i wish that i had not put any in. it was a little on the salty side for me, and i LOVE salty foods. but i may have mixed up the teaspoon and tbsp measure perhaps. i will also add some black pepper and maybe a little minced garlic next time. we served it with mint/cucumber yogurt sauce. i will probably do them again for our Super Bowl party coming soon.