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Contributed By: ljville
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The richly-spiced flavors aren't the burn-your-mouth kind, but are a delicious change from the usual. I don't bother to make them "kebabs," but you can put them on skewers if you want. They can be made with any kind of ground meat, including lamb.

Ingredients

1 lb Ground meat

1 tablespoon Ground coriander seed

1 teaspoon Ground cumin seed

1 teaspoon Cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon Allspice

1/4 teaspoon Ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon Black pepper

Pinch of cayenne or other hot pepper

2 cloves Minced garlic or 1 teaspoon garlic powder

3 tablespoons Finely minced onion or 2 teaspoons onion powder

3 tablespoons Chopped parsley

Salt (about 1 and 1/2 teaspoons works well)

Preparation

It's easiest to mix all the ingredients together, which is what I used to do. But I have found that the flavors come out and blend together better if I warm the spices in about a tablespoon of olive oil, just until it sizzles.

Traditionally, these are molded into sort of long meatballs (about 3 to 4 inches long and 1 1/2 inches in diameter) and put on skewers to grill.

I just skip the skewers.

Serve with Tzatziki with Mint-Cucumber Yogurt Sauce. (See recipe)

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