Beef meatballs with lemon,peas and celery

‎‏ ingredients:

* 500g minced beef

* 4 garlic cloves-1 diced for the meat mix and the other 3 slice on the top of the dish.

* 4 spoon breadcrumbs

* 1/4bunch chopped of each: parsley, dill and cilantro

* 1 egg beaten

* Salt and ground black pepper

* 2 tbsp olive oil -for the sauté

* celery- cut into cubes

* 2 cups Peas -I used frozen one

* ½ tsp each ground turmeric, cumin(half in the meat and half spread on the top of the dish)

* 1 ½ cups water

* 3½ tbsp lemon juice& 3-4 Lemon slices(as in the post picture’s)

* 1/4 cup vermicelli pasta


Instructions:

In a bowl, use your hands to mix the beef, breadcrumbs, all the green leaves, egg, garlic, half from the Spices(the rest will be spread over the dish), half a teaspoon of salt & black pepper. Form the kebab to about the size of Ping pong ball and then roll in the vermicelli pasta (it’s an option)

Heat the oil in a large sauté pan and sear the celery, garlic peas and remaining spices add the meatball

Cook on high heat, stirring, for two minutes, squeeze the lemon juice,lemon slices half a teaspoon of salt & some black pepper and the water. Bring to a boil, turn down the heat, cover and simmer gently for 25 minutes.

Remove the pan from the heat and let it sit for a few minutes to settle. Taste, season as necessary and serve with sprinkling of cilantro or parsley.

Enjoy the lemon yummy dish🍋🍋

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