Moroccan Meatballs

Name: Moroccan Meatballs
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: ¼ tsp Grapeseed oil; 1 oz Shallots, small dice; 2 tsp Garlic cloves, minced; 1½ tbsp Ginger root, peeled, minced; ½ cup Duck leg, ground; 4 oz Lobster meat, blanched, small dice; ½ tsp Ras El Hanout spice; ¼ tsp Aleppo pepper; ¼ tsp Pepper, black, cracked; ¼ tsp Pepper, black, cracked; ¾ tsp Salt; 2 tbsp Panko breadcrumbs; 1 tbsp Scallions, sliced; ¾ tsp Cilantro leaves & stem, fine sliced; ¾ tsp Cilantro leaves & stem, fine sliced; 3 cups Arabic Curry Tomato Sauce; 5.5 oz Chunky Chermoula oil; 24 Golden raisins; 12 Pea shoots; ¼ cup Tahini labneh; 1 Fresno chile, sliced

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Viva La Lobster

By Grant MacPherson

Published 2025

About

Ingredients

¼ tsp Grapeseed oil
1 oz Shallots, small dice
2 tsp

Americas
Europe
Canada
Morocco
Main course

Method

In a saucepan, over low heat, warm oil, add the shallots, garlic & ginger, sweat until translucent. Remove pan from the heat & allow to cool.

Mix the ground duck meat, lobster, spices & cooked aromatics in a bowl. Fold in the breadcrumbs, scallions, & cilantro. To test the seasoning level of the mixture, sauté ½ tsp worth until thoroughly cooked. Taste & adjust seaso