Colombo Meatballs with Jerk Sauce Recipe - Low Carb & Healthy

Low carb recipe for Colombo Meatballs with Jerk Sauce which belongs to the Appetizers and Snack recipe category.

Ingredients Needed

1. 1 pound (455 g) ground lamb
2. 1 egg
3. cup (40 g) minced onion
4. teaspoon ground coriander
5. teaspoon ground turmeric
6. teaspoon anise seed, ground
7. 1 clove garlic, minced
8. teaspoon dry mustard
9. 2 teaspoons lemon juice
10. teaspoon Splenda
11. teaspoon salt
12. 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil
13. 1 bay leaf
14. cup (40 grams) minced onion
15. 1 teaspoon ground allspice
16. 1 tablespoon (6 g) grated ginger root
17. 1 tablespoon (15 ml) soy sauce
18. teaspoon dried thyme
19. teaspoon ground cinnamon
20. 1 tablespoon (1.5 g) Splenda
21. 2 cloves garlic, crushed
22. cup (60 ml) low-carb ketchup
23. 1 tablespoon (15 ml) lemon juice
24. 1 tablespoon (15 ml) lime juice
25. 1 teaspoons hot pepper sauce

Cooking Instructions

To make the meatballs: In a big mixing bowl, add the lamb, egg, minced onion, coriander, turmeric, anise seed, minced garlic, dry mustard, lemon juice, Splenda, and salt.

Using clean hands, moosh it all together till it's well blended.

Then make 1-inch (2.

5-cm) meatballs, pressing them together firmly.

Heat the oil in a big, heavy skillet over medium heat and brown the meatballs in two batches.

Drop the bay leaf in the bottom of the slow cooker and then put the meatballs on top of it.

To make the sauce: Mix together the minced onion, allspice, ginger, soy sauce, thyme, cinnamon, Splenda, crushed garlic, ketchup, lemon juice, lime juice, and hot pepper sauce.

Pour this sauce evenly over the meatballs.

Cover the slow cooker, set it to low, and let it cook for 3 hours.

Serve hot from the slow cooker.

Remove the bay leaf before serving.

Serving Yield

35 servings

Nutrition Information

Each with 2 g protein, 1 g carbohydrate, trace dietary fiber, 1 g usable carbs.