Pork Fennel Chilli Meatballs Recipes

PORK, FENNEL AND CHILLI MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan, add onion, garlic and fennel.
• Sauté for 5 minutes. Add seeds, chilli flakes, thyme and coriander. Cook 3 minutes. Set aside.
• Once cooked spices are cooled, add to mince and combine well.
• Roll into walnut-sized balls. Chill for 15 minutes.
• Heat remaining oil in saucepan. Add meatballs, cook for 10 to 15 minutes until golden and cooked through.
• Serve with cocktail sticks.

PORK, FENNEL & CHILLI MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large frying pan, add onion and fennel and cook for 8 mins until soft. Add chilli flakes and fennel seeds and cook for a further 2 mins. Remove from the heat and allow to cool, then mix in pork mince with some seasoning. Form into bite-sized balls.
• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large frying pan. Add the meatballs and cook for 10-15 mins until golden and cooked through. Serve at room temperature with cocktail sticks.

RICOTTA-FILLED MEATBALLS WITH FENNEL AND CHILI

Steps:

• Put the ricotta in a cheesecloth-lined sieve set over a bowl; let drain in the refrigerator overnight.
• Preheat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the olive oil, diced fennel, onion and garlic. Reduce the heat to medium low and cook until the vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes; let cool completely.
• Meanwhile, put the bread in a bowl, add the milk and soak about 5 minutes. Mix the beef, veal and pork in a large bowl. Add the onion mixture, egg, lemon zest, red pepper flakes, fennel seeds, pecorino, parmesan and parsley. Drain the bread, add it to the meat mixture and mix until combined. Season with salt and pepper.
• Mix the ricotta and salt to taste in a bowl; transfer to a pastry bag with a round tip. Form the meat mixture into 24 meatballs (slightly larger than golf balls). Make a 1-inch indentation in each meatball with your thumb, then pipe in about 1 teaspoon ricotta and form the meat around it to cover the cheese.
• Heat the canola oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the meatballs and cook until golden brown on all sides, about 7 minutes; set aside. Warm the tomato sauce in a large saucepan over medium heat. Put the meatballs in the tomato sauce and simmer until cooked through, about 15 minutes.
• Divide the meatballs and sauce among bowls; serve over bucatini, if desired. Drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with a pinch each of red pepper flakes and fennel pollen, if desired.

ONE-PAN SPICY MEATBALLS WITH LENTILS AND FENNEL

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 450 degrees. In a 9-by-13-inch baking pan or baking dish, gently toss the fennel wedges with the olive oil to coat and season with salt and pepper. Roast until golden brown underneath, about 10 minutes. (Fennel will not be tender at this point.)
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, use your hands or a spoon to mix the sausage with the egg until combined. Roll the mixture into 12 (1 1/2-inch) meatballs.
• Add the chicken stock, lentils, garlic and rosemary to the roasted fennel. Stir to combine, then season with 3/4 teaspoon salt. Place the meatballs in the lentil mixture, drizzle the meatballs with olive oil, then roast until the meatballs are browned on top and lentils are tender, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Transfer the meatballs to a plate. Discard the rosemary sprig, then stir in the vinegar, parsley leaves and fennel fronds (reserve a few fronds for garnishing, if desired). Season to taste with salt and pepper. Spoon the lentils and any braising liquid onto shallow bowls and top with the meatballs. Garnish with additional parsley leaves and fennel fronds, if desired.