Dinner Tonight: Pork and Lemon 'Polpettine' Meatballs

Name: Dinner Tonight: Pork and Lemon 'Polpettine' Meatballs
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 10 fillets anchovy fillets, minced; 296 milliliters fresh breadcrumbs; 3 Tbsps butter; 177 milliliters chicken stock; 59 milliliters flour; 454 grams ground pork; 1 Juice and zest of lemon; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 3 Tbsps grated good-quality Parmesan; 59 milliliters parsley leaves, chopped; 454 grams pasta, cooked in salted boiling water until al dente; 4 servings salt and pepper; 6 springs thyme, leaves removed

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Dinner Tonight: Pork and Lemon 'Polpettine' Meatballs a try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 44g of protein, 45g of fat, and a total of 1066 calories. This recipe serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. If you have springs thyme, ground pork, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert.

Instructions

Sprinkle flour on large baking sheet.

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All Purpose Flour

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Baking Sheet

Combine breadcrumbs, pork, lemon zest and juice, parsley leaves, thyme, Parmesan, and anchovy filets in large bowl.

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Anchovy Fillets

Parsley

Breadcrumbs

Lemon Zest

Parmesan

Juice

Thyme

Pork

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Bowl

Add good pinch salt and pepper and mix ingredients thoroughly by hand. Shape into 18-20 balls, about heaped tablespoon each, and put on floured baking sheet.

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Salt And Pepper

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Baking Sheet

Heat olive oil and butter over medium heat until butter melts and foam subsides, then roll enough meatballs that will fit comfortably in skillet in light coating of flour. Cook until golden all over, in batches if necessary, 10-12 minutes total. Avoid moving unless necessary to promote caramelization.

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Meatballs