Recipes · Lebanese · Meat Dishes
Makanek (Spiced Lamb Sausages)
One serving has 472 kcal and 21 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (115%), zinc (58%), niacin (54%), manganese (47%), selenium (42%) and phosphorus (35%). Ready in 27 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 12 min
- Makes: 1 serving (149 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb
- Contains: meat
Ingredients
- 120 g Lamb, ground, raw
- 4 g Garlic, raw
- 0.3 g Cinnamon
- 0.2 g Allspice
- 8 g Pine nuts
- 0.8 g Salt
- 8 g Olive oil
- 8 g Lemon juice
Method
- Mix the ground lamb with the crushed garlic, cinnamon, allspice, chopped pine nuts and salt until well combined.
- Shape into small finger-length sausages, about 6-7 cm long, and chill for 15 minutes to firm up so they hold together while frying.
- Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat and fry the sausages for 8-10 minutes, turning often, until browned all over and cooked through with no pink remaining.
- Serve hot with a squeeze of lemon juice, traditionally as a mezze with flatbread.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 472 kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 3.3 g | |
| Water | 81.3 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.61 g | 2% |
| Protein | 21.3 g | 44% |
| Tryptophan | 0.24 g | |
| Threonine | 0.89 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1 g | |
| Leucine | 1.6 g | |
| Lysine | 1.8 g | |
| Methionine | 0.53 g | |
| Cystine | 0.26 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.86 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.71 g | |
| Valine | 1.1 g | |
| Histidine | 0.66 g | |
| Fat | 41.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 18.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 5.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 5.1 g | |
| Saturated | 13.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 87.6 mg | |
| Calcium | 32.8 mg | 3% |
| Copper | 0.24 mg | 27% |
| Iron | 2.5 mg | 14% |
| Magnesium | 47.2 mg | 15% |
| Manganese | 0.85 mg | 47% |
| Phosphorus | 242 mg | 35% |
| Potassium | 342 mg | 7% |
| Selenium | 23.2 µg | 42% |
| Sodium | 382 mg | |
| Zinc | 4.7 mg | 58% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.17 mg | 15% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.28 mg | 25% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 7.5 mg | 54% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.84 mg | 17% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.22 mg | 17% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 26.1 µg | 7% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 2.8 µg | 115% |
| Choline | 89 mg | 21% |
| Vitamin A | 0.18 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 4.5 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 2.4 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 2.2 mg | 14% |
| Vitamin K | 13.6 µg | 15% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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