Meatballs and bacon pasta in tasty sauce.
Delicious pork meatballs go great with bacon and creamy sauce. This dish is real comfort food that you will love. The meatballs are soft inside and at the same time do not fall apart. Meatballs can be served with your favorite pasta, rice or potatoes.
Ingredients
- 17 oz/500 g ground pork meat mince
- 2 tbsp bread crumbs
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 egg
- salt, pepper
- 1 tsp paprika powder
- 1 tsp nutmeg powder
- 5 oz/150 g bacon
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 cup/250 ml light whipping cream (contains between 30 and 36 percent of milkfat)
- 3 cup/750 ml chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 tbsp finely chopped herbs of choice (parsley, basil, dill, oregano, chives)
- 10 oz/300 g pasta
- 2,3 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Place the minced (ground) meat in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Combine all the ingredients, using your hand.
- Mix breadcrumbs with milk until the bread becomes soggy and will have the consistency of wet sand.
- Combine ground meat with egg, breadcrumbs, spices, and grated garlic until all ingredients are well blended. Shape meatballs. Form meatballs slightly larger than walnuts. Put some flour in a separate bowl and coat the meatballs in flour.
- Heat the oil/olive oil in the pan and fry the meatballs. Fry for about 2 minutes on each side. I recommend only browning the meatballs in the pan. This trick will create a lovely texture on the outside of the meatball. The middle of the meatballs will remain soft and undercooked (they will be ready to eat after cooking in the sauce).
- Boil the broth in a large pot. Put the meatballs in the pot and bring them to a boil. Cover and cook for about 20 -25 minutes, in the meantime, stir the meatballs at least once.
- While meatballs are still cooking you may want to prepare the bacon. I had small bacon pieces, which were sold separately in my local store, so I didn’t have to chop them. If you have a whole piece o bacon cut it into smaller pieces. Heat a pan over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook, stirring occasionally until the bacon is ready, brown, and crispy.
- Note: If the broth is salty enough you don't have add more salt.
- Meatballs with bacon in the sauce are ready. You can combine them with your favorite pasta, rice, or fried potatoes.