Spanish meatballs with clams, chorizo & squid

Spanish meatballs with clams, chorizo & squid

Cuisine: Spanish

Spanish meatballs with clams, chorizo & squid is a home-style staple dish. Ingredients and step-by-step instructions are below, with notes for home cooking.

Ingredients

  • 25g Butter
  • 3 diced Shallots
  • 1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
  • 2 cloves minced Garlic
  • 1 clove finely chopped Garlic
  • 2 tblsp Dry sherry
  • 50g Breadcrumbs
  • 300g Pork
  • 1 Egg Yolks
  • 50 ml Olive Oil
  • 300g Chorizo
  • 300g Squid
  • 100 ml White Wine
  • 300g Tomato
  • 400g Clams
  • Handful Parsley
  • Drizzle Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Steps

  1. step 1
  2. Melt the butter in a heavy-based casserole, then soften the shallots for 5 mins. Add the paprika and crushed garlic and cook for 1 min until the paprika becomes fragrant. Splash in the sherry, then pour the whole lot into a bowl with the breadcrumbs. Season and cool.
  3. step 2
  4. Add the pork mince and the egg yolk to the bowl, then beat well. Shape into 18 small meatballs. Wipe the pan, put on a medium-high heat, then add the oil. Fry the meatballs for 5 mins, just to colour, then lift onto a plate, but keep the oil in the pan. Sizzle the chorizo with the sliced garlic. Add the squid and fry to give a little colour. Now tip in the white wine and bring to the boil, scrapin