
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
- step 1
- 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.
- step 2
- 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