Meatballs recipe for 4 people, takes only 35 mins; recipe has olive oil, onion, garlic cloves, plum tomato, lemon, pork mince, fennel seed, kale, pine nuts and bread.
Lemon & fennel pork meatballs
Course: Meatballs
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
15 mins
Ingredients
- Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
- Onion: 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- Lemon: 1 lemon, zested and cut into wedges
- Garlic Cloves: 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced
- Kale: 250g kale
- Bread: crusty bread or mashed potato, to serve (optional)
- Plum Tomato: 2 x 400g cans plum tomatoes
- Fennel Seed: 2 tsp fennel seeds
- Pine Nuts: 25g pine nuts, toasted
- Pork Mince: 500g pork mince
Directions
- In a medium pan, heat 1 tbsp of the oil over a medium heat. Add the onion and garlic to the pan and cook for 5 mins. Tip in the tomatoes with a splash of water, increase the heat and allow to bubble for 15 mins.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the lemon zest, mince, fennel seeds and a good pinch of seasoning. Mix well, then shape into walnut-sized balls.
- Heat the remaining oil in a lidded frying pan over a medium heat. Add the meatballs and brown for 5 mins, then pour the tomato sauce into the pan. Simmer for 10 mins, then add the kale, cover with a lid and cook for 5 mins more until wilted. Season to taste, and scatter over the pine nuts. Serve with the lemon wedges, for squeezing over, and crusty bread or mash, if you like.
