Meatballs stuffed with cheese and caramelized with honey and pomegranate molasses.
Meatballs stuffed with cheese and caramelized with honey and pomegranate molasses.
Ingredients
- 350g lean ground beef
- 150g ground lamb
- 1 onion, grated and juice removed
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp cumin
- 150g cheese, kasar or mozarella, grated
- 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp olive oil to fry
- 2 tbsp parsley, minced
Instructions
- Make mini balls from grated cheese and wait in freezer for 30 minutes.
- Mix ground beef and lamb with grated onion.
- Add salt, black pepper and cumin and mix until combined well.
- Cover it and chill for 30 minutes.
- Scoop out balls from the mixture, flatten it and place mini cheese balls in the middle.
- Pat meatballs firmly together in a round shape.
- Heat olive oil in an iron skillet and cook meatballs for about 10 minutes turning them over occasionally.
- Mix honey and pomegranate molasses and add it into the pan when the meatballs are almost done.
- Let them get caramelized and have a shiny outer side.
- A little cheese might ooze when frying, don’t worry.
- Serve hot with a little minced parsley on the top.