Garlicky Shrimp Meatballs #SundaySupper

Garlicky Shrimp Meatballs deliver tender shrimp and garlic in a familiar vessel, the meatball.


Everybody loves a good old-fashioned meatball, right? Bits of shrimp, minced onion, dill… what’s that? That concoction doesn’t sound like a meatball to you? Me neither. It’s better.
Now it’s true I do love a good beef meatball or even one made with a combination of beef, pork and veal. The must have meat mix. I have several recipes for ground turkey meatballs and even ground chicken like this in pizza…

or in traditional tomato-based sauce.

So for this week’s Sunday Supper I thought I’d step out of the box and use shrimp.
Ground raw shrimp have a texture similar to ground turkey. The meat is lean and very moist. No egg is needed. What I did is add Meyer lemon juice with zest, dill, minced onion, minced garlic, salt and pepper and a bit of bread crumb inside and out.
Like with any meatball, you want to handle it as little as possible. Whatever you do, don’t compact or squoosh the air out! That is meatball 101. Compaction doesn’t allow for the natural juices to flow between the bits of meat. The result is often a dry, crumbly meatball. Yuck.
I sauted these shrimp balls first in a bit of olive oil to brown on all sides.

Then these babies get finished off in the oven.
Add pesto serve with your favorite noodle!

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Garlicky Shrimp Meatballs #SundaySupper

Yield: 16 shrimp Meatballs

Ingredients

• 1 lb raw shrimp, peeled deveined
• juice of 1 Meyer lemon (about 2 Tablespoons)
• 1 teaspoon Meyer lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon fresh dill chopped
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
• 1 tablespoon minced dried onion
• 1/2 cup dry plain breadcrumbs
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil.
• 1 cup pesto

Instructions

• Place cleaned shrimp in a food processor. Grind into a chopped paste. There should still be bits visible.
• Mix shrimp with juice, zest, dill, garlic, onion salt and pepper.
• Add 2 to 3 teaspoons of the breadcrumbs just enough to hold mix together.
• Heat oil in medium-sized skillet.
• Gently roll shrimp balls in crumbs. Fry over medium-high heat, turning constantly to brown on all sides.
• Transfer shrimp balls to an aluminum foil lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10 to 15 minutes turning occasionally until completely cooked.
• Toss in pesto and serve over your favorite pasta or skewer as an appetizer.

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