[ENG] Moroccan Kefta Tagine: A Quick & Easy Recipe | Flavors of Morocco

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground lamb

Ground turkey is leaner while ground lamb offers rich flavor.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier with a higher smoke point.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: ground oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Ground oats are gluten-free and nutritious.

harissa

🥗Healthier: sriracha

💰Cheaper: red pepper flakes

Sriracha offers a similar heat with less complexity.

Peel the onion and chop it.

Use one small onion for one pound of ground meat.

Use a small piece of garlic.

Take a bunch of parsley and a few branches of cilantro; coarsely chop them.

Blend the onion, garlic, parsley, and cilantro together.

Add the ground meat to a bowl.

Season the ground meat with ground cumin, paprika, chili pepper to taste, ground ginger, and salt; mix until well combined.

Prepare the sauce by removing the seeds from the tomato.

Add a half tablespoon of tomato paste to the sauce.

Season the sauce with a little paprika, black pepper, and salt.

Add 3 tablespoons of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil to the sauce.

Add a little bit of water to the sauce and cover the pot; let it cook for 15 minutes.

Shape the kefta into small balls of the same size.

Add the shaped kefta to the sauce and mix gently by rotating the pot.

Let the kefta cook for 3 to 4 minutes until cooked and the sauce has thickened.

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