Lamb koftas

Serves: 4
Course: Side Dish
Cooking Time: 0 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 400g good quality lamb mince
  • 2 small red onions, finely chopped
  • 4 large cloves of garlic, minced
  • 100g fresh mint
  • 100g fresh parsley
  • 1tbsp ground cumin
  • 1tbsp ground coriander
  • The zest of 2 lemons
  • 75g feta
  • 50g ricotta
  • 1 large egg
  • Salt and pepper to season

Pre-heat the oven to 180°C.

Place all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly with clean hands.

Set aside for two hours to let the mixture infuse.

Shape little ovals about the size of a meatball until all of the mixture is used up. Drizzle with olive oil and brown in a pan before finishing in the oven for a further 20 minutes.

Jess Murphy

Jess Murphy

Jess Murphy, a contributor to The Irish Times, is a Kiwi chef living on the west coast of Ireland