Pork and liver balls with turnips

Pork and liver balls with turnips

Main dishes

Round meatballs made of pork and liver, poached in salted water, topped with melted butter and onions, served with whole boiled turnips.

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This Catalan recipe transforms pork liver into soft meatballs. Whole turnips are served alongside the dish in a simple manner.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • Cooking methodPoaching followed by sauté

Ingredients

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Directions

  1. Dice the liver and meat into small pieces, along with chopped onion, some chopped parsley, and well-drained bread. ≈ 8 min
  2. Salt, pepper, add the walnut nutmeg, oregano, and the two eggs, then mix. ≈ 4 min
  3. Form round meatballs, rather thick, and poach them for 10 to 15 minutes in salted water that covers them.
  4. Melt the bacon and butter, then brown the remaining chopped onion. Spoon the mixture over the drained meatballs.
  5. Peel the whole turnips and cook them in salted water until they are tender. Drain them.
  6. Serve the meatballs hot, alongside the cooked turnips. ≈ 2 min

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 250 g of lean pork
  • 250 g of pork liver
  • 2 medium-sized onions
  • Fresh parsley
  • 1 slice of bread (about 30g), soaked in a splash of milk and squeezed dry
  • salt
  • ground white pepper
  • grated nutmeg
  • 2 eggshells
  • A little oregano
  • 500 g of turnips
  • water
  • 2 large spoonfuls of lard
  • 1 large spoonful of butter

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