Pork meatballs with tomato & orange sauce
A zesty Spanish tapa that's perfect for a sharing menu when you're entertaining friends
Difficulty and servings
Serves 6
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 1 hr 15 mins
- Put all the meatball ingredients into a bowl and mix until well combined.
- Shape the mixture into small meatballs (you should be able to make about 40 of them) then fry in a little olive oil until golden all over and cooked through.
- Heat 3 tbsp olive oil in a separate pan and cook the onion, garlic and carrots for 8 minutes or until soft but not brown. Add the thyme and paprika and fry for 20 seconds. Then add the wine and bubble up for a few minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, orange zest and juice along with the stock, then cook until the sauce has reduced and thickened. This should take approx 45 minutes.
- Mix together the sauce and the meatballs and cook until heated through. Finish with a sprinkling of fresh oregano.
PER SERVING
354 kcalories, protein 29.4g, carbohydrate 7.5g, fat 21.3 g, saturated fat 6.1g, fibre 1.8g, salt 0.5 g
Recipe from olive magazine, January 2012.
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Ingredients
- 1 small onion , finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
- 2 small carrots , finely diced
- olive oil
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika
- 150ml dry white wine
- 2 x 400g tins plum tomatoes , drained
- 1 orange , zest and juice
- 200ml chicken stock
- oregano , to serve
MEATBALLS
- 750g pork mince
- 2 eggs
- 3 garlic cloves , finely chopped
- 1 small shallot , finely chopped
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp sweet smoked paprika
- 2 tbsp oregano , chopped
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 6
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 1 hr 15 mins
Ingredients
- 1 small onion , finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
- 2 small carrots , finely diced
- olive oil
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika
- 150ml dry white wine
- 2 x 400g tins plum tomatoes , drained
- 1 orange , zest and juice
- 200ml chicken stock
- oregano , to serve
MEATBALLS
- 750g pork mince
- 2 eggs
- 3 garlic cloves , finely chopped
- 1 small shallot , finely chopped
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp sweet smoked paprika
- 2 tbsp oregano , chopped
PER SERVING
354 kcalories, protein 29.4g, carbohydrate 7.5g, fat 21.3 g, saturated fat 6.1g, fibre 1.8g, salt 0.5 g
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