Jolly jumbucks
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 500 | grams | Lean lamb; minced |
| 1 | tablespoon | Butter or oil |
| 1 | medium | Onion; peeled and finely |
| ; chopped | ||
| 1 | cup | Soft white or wholegrain breadcrumbs |
| 1 | tablespoon | Milk |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Ground cinnamon |
| 1 | pinch | Ground cloves |
| Salt and pepper | ||
| 1 | Heaped tablespoon chopped fresh parsley | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Chopped fresh mint |
| ; leaves | ||
| 1 | tablespoon | Fresh lemon juice |
| 1 | tablespoon | Roughly chopped pinenuts |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Currants |
| Honey Glaze; (see following) | ||
Directions
Put lamb into a mixing bowl. Heat butter or oil in a frying pan and cook onion slowly until soft, then add this to the lamb. Add crumbs, milk, cinnamon, cloves, good pinch salt and a generous quantity of freshly milled black pepper, Then add the herbs, lemon juice and pinenuts. Bind with egg then mix in currants. Roll into small meat balls and place in a single layer in a well oiled baking tray. Brush meatballs with Honey Glaze (see following) then bake in a hot oven for about 20 minutes. Shake pan half-way through cooking and reglaze. Serve hot as a cocktail savoury. Makes about 20.
Honey Glaze. Put 1 heaped teaspoon honey into a small dish with 1 tablespoon boiling water and a good squeeze of lemon juice.
Converted by MC_Buster.
Per serving: 150 Calories (kcal); 5g Total Fat; (29% calories from fat); 8g Protein; 20g Carbohydrate; 189mg Cholesterol; 69mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1½ Vegetable; ½ Fruit; ½ Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.