Les boles de picolat

Meatballs with olives and mushrooms

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Magrets & Mushrooms: More Country Recipes from South-West France

By Jeanne Strang

Published 2024

  • About

In the deep South-West, under the lee of the Pyrenees, the Catalans have a way of making spicy balls of meat in which they mix equal quantities of pork with beef, which is a trifle removed from what they do further north, but a tasty change, nonetheless.

Ingredients

  • 400 g minced pork
  • 400 g minced beef
  • 2 eggs

Method

In a bowl, mix the meats, eggs and garlic; season. Shape into balls the size of a large walnut and flour them. Heat some olive oil in a pan, add the meatballs and brown them all over.

In a cocotte, soften the onion and lardons in more oil. Stir in the tomato concentrate, a little flour and a glass of water. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add the meat balls, olives and mushrooms. A