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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Northern Africa >> Moroccan

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Make the sauce: Heat oil over medium-high heat in a wide, heavy bottomed saucepan. Add onion and cook without browning until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, tomato paste, cinnamon and saffron, and stir well to incorporate. Season generously with salt and pepper, and allow to sizzle for 1 minute more. Add broth and simmer gently for 5 minutes. May be made several hours in advance, up to a day. | 2. Make the meatballs: Put bread cubes and milk in a small bowl. Leave bread to soak until softened, about 5 minutes, then squeeze dry. | 3. In a mixing bowl, put squeezed-out bread, ground meat and egg. Add salt, pepper, garlic, nutmeg, ginger, turmeric, paprika, cayenne, cloves, coriander and cumin. Mix well with hands to distribute seasoning. Add 2 tablespoons each of parsley, cilantro and scallion, and knead for a minute. May be prepared several hours in advance, up to a day. | 4. With hands, roll mixture into small round balls about the size of a quarter. Dust balls lightly with flour. Heat a few tablespoons of oil, or a quarter-inch depth, over medium-high heat and fry meatballs until barely browned, about 2 minutes per side. Drain and blot on paper towel. Simmer meatballs in saffron-tomato sauce, covered, over medium heat for about 20 minutes, until tender. Meanwhile, make the couscous, if desired: Cook according to package directions, fluff gently and stir in butter and raisins. Season with salt and cinnamon, and toss well. | 5. Garnish meatballs with remaining parsley, cilantro and scallion. Serve with couscous and roasted tomatoes if desired. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
onion	1 1/2	cups	diced	96.0	22.416	2.64	0.24
garlic clove	3		minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
tomato paste	2	tablespoons		26.24	6.0512	1.3824	0.1504
cinnamon	1	inch		-	-	-	-
saffron	1		crumbled	-	-	-	-
salt pepper				-	-	-	-
vegetable broth	3	cups		487.08	78.96600000000001	17.8596	11.5128
white bread	1 1/2	cups	cubed	-	-	-	-
milk	1	cup		148.84	11.6632	7.686	7.9788
beef	1	lb	ground ground	530.4012	0.0	104.5842	12.1947
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
garlic clove	4		minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
nutmeg	1/8	teaspoon	grated	1.4438	0.1355	0.0161	0.0999
ginger	1	teaspoon	ground	1.6	0.3554	0.0364	0.015
turmeric	1	teaspoon		9.36	2.0142	0.2904	0.0975
paprika	2	teaspoons		12.972000000000001	2.4835	0.6504	0.5929
cayenne	1/4	teaspoon		1.431	0.2548	0.054000000000000006	0.0777
clove	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4385	0.344	0.0313	0.0682
coriander	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.341	0.2475	0.0557	0.08
cumin	1/2	teaspoon	ground	3.9375	0.4645	0.187	0.2338
parsley	3	tablespoons	chopped	4.104	0.7216	0.3386	0.0901
cilantro	3	tablespoons	chopped	0.69	0.1101	0.0639	0.0156
scallion	3	tablespoons	chopped	5.76	1.3212	0.3294	0.0342
purpose flour				-	-	-	-
olive oil				238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
couscous	1	cup		650.48	133.9539	22.0748	1.1072
butter	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
golden raisin	1/2	cup	drained	249.15	65.604	2.7968	0.3795
salt				-	-	-	-
cinnamon	1/4	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.