{"id":2142,"slug":"middle-eastern-meatballs","title":"Middle Eastern Meatballs","description":null,"ingredients_raw":["1 cup low-fat plain yogurt","1–2 teaspoons finely-chopped garlic","1 teaspoon crushed dried mint","Salt to taste","¾ pound 93% lean ground beef","½ cup cooked brown rice","⅓ cup finely-chopped onion","¼ cup packed cilantro, chopped coriander","¼ cup packed flat-leaf parsley, chopped","½ teaspoon ground cinnamon","¼ teaspoon ground cumin","⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes","⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper","½ teaspoon salt"],"ingredients_norm":["low fat plain yogurt","garlic","dried mint","salt","lean ground beef","cooked brown rice","onion","cilantro","flat leaf parsley","ground cinnamon","ground cumin","red pepper flake","ground black pepper"],"steps":["In a small bowl, whisk together the yogurt, garlic, and mint. Season to taste with salt.","Set the broiler rack 5 inches from the heat.","Preheat the broiler.","In a mixing bowl, combine the meat, rice, onion, cilantro, parsley, cinnamon, cumin, red and black peppers, and ½ teaspoon salt, stirring mixture with a fork until it is well blended","With your hands, form the mixture into 1½-inch meatballs.","As you make them, place the meatballs on a baking sheet that fits under the broiler.","Broil the meatballs until they are well browned on top, 4 to 5 minutes.","Using tongs, turn and cook until the meatballs are browned outside and no longer pink in the center, 3–4 minutes.","Transfer them to a serving plate and serve warm, passing the yogurt sauce in a bowl."],"categories":["Meat recipes","Middle Eastern recipes","Recipes using ground beef","Recipes using rice","Recipes using yogurt","Recipes for sauces and condiments","Broiled recipes","Main course recipes","Recipes using chile flake","Recipes using cilantro","Recipes using ground cinnamon","Recipes using ground cumin","Recipes using mint"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":60,"servings":"6","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Middle_Eastern_Meatballs","source_ref":"4531794","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Middle_Eastern_Meatballs&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"48a2bf0beb63d8afcae2e83a1392c276f916368c3e730bc0710471aa4a6efa49","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:09Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/middle-eastern-meatballs"}