Almond Meatballs

Name: Almond Meatballs
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes 8 or more servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: ¼ cup blanched almonds, roughly chopped; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; Salt and black pepper to taste; Salt and black pepper to taste; Flour for dredging; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 egg; ½ cup bread crumbs, preferably homemade; ½ pound each ground veal and pork or any combination of ground meats; ½ pound each ground veal and pork or any combination of ground meats

Preparation info

Makes
8
or more servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

Unlike the preceding Italian meatballs, these are strongly flavored with garlic, contain no cheese, and are spiked with almonds. They are unusual and great served on a toothpick with a glass of sherry.

Ingredients

½ pound each ground veal and pork or any combination of ground meats
1 egg

Europe
Spain
Starter
Mediterranean

Method

Combine the meat in a bowl with the egg, bread crumbs, garlic, almonds, and salt and pepper. Mix well but do not knead. Form into balls of any size you like; tiny (½-inch diameter) ones are kind of nice but take longer to form.
Put the oil in a large skillet and turn the heat to medium. One by one, dredge the meatballs in the flour and add them to the oil. Cook