Recipe kindly provided by Australian Pork
Spicy Italian pork meatballs

Serves:
4
Preparation Time:
20 mins
Cooking Time:
40 mins
Ingredients:
- 1kg Tasman pork mince
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- ½ bunch continental parsley, chopped
- 1 tsp Italian herb seasoning
- 1 lemon, zested
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 litre tomato Passata (pasta sauce)
- ½ cup sliced green olives
- 500ml chicken stock
- 1 tbsp chilli flakes (optional)
- 100g tomato paste
To serve:
- Fresh crusty bread
- Rocket leaf salad
To garnish:
- Shaved Parmesan cheese
- Chopped fresh parsley
Method:
- In a large bowl combine the pork mince, bread crumbs, Italian herb seasoning, lemon zest, salt & freshly ground black pepper. Mix well.
- Using wet hands, shape the mixture into 12 equal sized meatballs, place meatball on a tray and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Heat the oil in a large deep frying pan over medium heat and carefully brown the meatballs on all sides. Remove and set aside.
- In a deep saucepan, combine the tomato passata sauce, chilli flakes, olives, chicken stock and tomato paste.
- Heat the tomato sauce mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly until the liquid boils. Reduce heat to a simmer.
- Carefully place the meatballs into the simmering sauce, cover and simmer over low heat for a further 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Serve 3 meatballs with sauce in each serving bowl. Sprinkle with shaved Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley. Serve hot with fresh crusty bread and rocket salad.
Note: If you are gluten free replace the breadcrumbs with rice crumbs or gluten free breadcrumbs.