Meatballs with Spier’s new Seaward wine!
This recipe is a welcome update on your regular beef meatball recipe. Serve these hearty nuggets with pasta, mashed potato or crusty bread. They pair wonderfully with Spier’s new Seaward Shiraz. This recipe serves 6.
Pork & Fennel Meatballs with Tomato Sauce
Serve with Spier Seaward Shiraz 2017
Ingredients
For the sauce:
- 45 ml olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed/grated
- 2 cans (800 g) whole Italian tomatoes, blitzed to a smooth pulp
- 10 ml (2 teaspoons) sugar
- Salt and pepper to taste
For the meatballs:
- 30 ml olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 fennel bulb, finely chopped (save some of the fronds for serving)
- Rind of a small lemon, finely grated
- 10 ml smoked paprika
- 1 kg pork mince
- Salt and pepper to taste
Method
Prepare the sauce:
Heat the oil in a medium-sized pot and fry the garlic over medium heat until golden. Add the smooth tomatoes, sugar, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Simmer uncovered for about 15 minutes or until reduced by a third. Set aside.
Prepare the meatballs:
In a wide pan, heat the oil and fry the onions, fennel and lemon rind until they are soft and fragrant. Remove from the heat and transfer to a mixing bowl, adding the smoked paprika, mince, salt and pepper. Mix well. Shape into balls (about 4-5cm in diameter). Using the same pan as before, add more olive oil and fry the meatballs on all sides over medium heat until just cooked. Serve with the warm tomato sauce, scattered with fennel fronds. Optionally, serve with pasta/starch of your choice.
The Seaward range is exclusively available from the Spier wine shop and in stores nationwide from July 2019.
https://www.spier.co.za/wine/wine-ranges/seaward
