Lamb and sour cherry meatballs from Persiana: Recipes from the Middle East & Beyond (page 117) by Sabrina Ghayour

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    Can substitute dried cranberries for dried sour cherries.

  • Logan92995 on July 21, 2023

    This was good but not great. I'm not sure if it was the sauce or the meatballs (Probably the meatballs because the recipe asked for 4 tsps of flaked salt) but this dish was pretty salty. The meatballs tasted good, but they were almost impossible to assemble into anything remotely resembling a meatball; more of a meat patty. I think it could've used some breadcrumbs to give it structure. Overall, though it was good, if filling. But it gives me plenty of leftovers. Served with couscous.

  • mondraussie on December 06, 2021

    Nice.. didn't have sour cherries so used cranberries. Soaked the cranberries in hot water for a bit before adding to the mixture, which helped stop the meatballs from breaking up.

  • JJ2018 on September 01, 2019

    I really enjoyed these and tomato sauce was easy and flavourful. Daughter wasn’t keen on cranberries (used as a substitute)

  • hirsheys on January 02, 2018

    I thought these were good, but they didn't quite live up to my expectations. They are definitely tasty - I think I found them almost too spiced.

  • tekobo on January 13, 2017

    Yummy. Would use this tomato sauce for other recipes, it is soooo good.

  • raybun on November 22, 2016

    I made these tonight for the family. After the apricot & fennel ones from Sirocco the bar was set high and I was not disappointed. Excellent flavour and texture, I served them with couscous. I used the suggested cranberries instead of sour cherries and dried dill as I was out of fresh. I used marinara sauce as I didn't have time to make the one Ms Ghayour suggests.

  • Foodycat on December 11, 2014

    These are so good! Lightest meatballs I have ever made.

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