North African meatballs Recipe | Food Network UK

Ingredients

• For the North African sauce
• 2 tbsps olive oil
• 1/2 small onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 lemon, zested
• 50g briny olives, pitted, chopped
• 125ml white wine
• 60ml chicken stock
• 1 (400g) tinned crushed or diced tomatoes
• 1 tsp light brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp dried red chilli flakes
• Pinch ground cinnamon
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• For the meatballs
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsps tomato puree
• 3 tbsps finely chopped fresh coriander leaves
• 1 tbsp minced fresh ginger
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 340g beef mince
• 30g finely ground rolled oats or fine breadcrumbs
• 3-4 tbsps vegetable oil, for cooking
• 4 tbsps chopped fresh parsley leaves
• Couscous with dried dates
• For the couscous with dried dates
• 250ml water
• 250ml chicken stock
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 40g finely chopped dried dates
• 100g quick-cooking couscous