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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Northern Africa >> Moroccan

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Combine all the ingredients for the kefta and form into 1 inch balls with wet hands. | 2. Heat the olive oil over medium-low in a large tagine or stove-top casserole dish. | 3. Brown the lamb on all sides (3-5 minutes), then remove, leaving the oil in the pot. Drain the meatballs on paper towels. | 4. Add the garlic, onion, and bell pepper to the oil and saute until the onion is clear. | 5. Add the remaining ingredients, except the eggs and kefta to the tagine. Cover and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes until the sauce begins to thicken. | 6. Stir the the lemon juice into sauce then place the kefta in the tagine. Cover and simmer for another 15 minutes. | 7. Carefully break the eggs into the sauce and poach for a few minutes (don't overcook the eggs). | 8. Serve hot from the tagine with thick bread. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
lamb	1	lb	ground	1211.112	0.0	76.5677	97.9322
parsley	2	tablespoons	chopped	2.736	0.4811	0.2257	0.06
coriander	1	tablespoon	chopped	0.23	0.0367	0.0213	0.0052
onion	1/2		grated	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
cumin	1	teaspoon	ground	7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
paprika	1/2	teaspoon		3.2430000000000003	0.6209	0.1626	0.1482
cayenne	1/4	teaspoon		1.431	0.2548	0.054000000000000006	0.0777
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
garlic clove	2		peeled chopped	-	-	-	-
onion	1		peeled chopped	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
green bell pepper	1		seeded chopped	-	-	-	-
parsley	1	bunch	chopped	2.736	0.4811	0.2257	0.06
tomato	3 -4		chopped	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
cumin	1	teaspoon	ground	7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
cinnamon	1/2	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
turmeric	1/4	teaspoon		2.34	0.5036	0.0726	0.0244
cayenne	1/4	teaspoon		1.431	0.2548	0.054000000000000006	0.0777
lemon juice	2	tablespoons		6.71	2.1045	0.1067	0.0732
egg	4			286.0	1.44	25.12	19.02

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