January Challenge: Day 4

Today I used up the last of a bottle of soy sauce making the dressing for cabbage and noodle salad. For a moment in the supermarket I was pondering buying a dressing but remembered my goals for this month - making the dressing was easy because I already had all the ingredients in my pantry.

I continued my assault on the pantry with Moroccan lamb meatballs for dinner. They were surprisingly good!

Meatballs aren't photogenic.

Moroccan Lamb Meatballs

Meatballs:

500g lamb mince

1 heaped tsp caramelised onion jam (or your favourite chutney)

1 tsp minced ginger

1/2 tsp chilli paste

1 egg

1/2 cup dry bread crumbs

Sauce:

1 tin diced tomatoes

1 small onion, sliced

1 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp minced garlic

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp sweet paprika

1 tsp garam masala

1/2 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp honey

1 tbsp preserved lemon rind, finely chopped**

1 small zucchini, diced

Make the sauce by sautéing the onion, garlic and spices in olive oil over a medium-high heat. Add tomatoes, honey, lemon and zucchini and simmer for 5-10minutes while you make the meatballs.

Mix the meatball ingredients together and shape into golf ball sized pieces. Place the meatballs into the sauce and simmer for 15-20 minutes, turning the meatballs occasionally as they cook. Serve with seasoned couscous.

** I was given a jar of homemade preserved lemon from my friend - I finally got around to trying them and they're delicious!