Pincho de Albóndiga (Pork Meatball Tapa) with a Surprise!
June 6, 2009 by Joan in Nuevo Latino, Small Meals with BIG FLAVORS, Spanish/Tapas | 13 Comments
OK, now the surprise is out of the bag. It’s a pork meatball with a surprise chorizo filling served with Mojo Rojo (piquillo pepper sauce).
Ingredients/Recipe for the Meatball
1 lb of ground pork
1-1/2 tsp fennel seeds
1 egg beaten with a splash (or two) of hot sauce
1/2 cup of parsley
1 clove of garlic minced
S&P
1/2 cup of bread crumbs
2 tablespoons minced chorizo
Mix all ingredients except bread crumbs and chorizo. Start forming meat ball and squish a little chorizo in the center and reform to cover filling. Roll in bread crumbs. Bake in 350 degree oven about 30 minutes. Makes about 10 small meatballs.
Piquillo Pepper Sauce (Mojo Rojo)
1/2 cup of piquillo peppers (or pimentos)
1/4 cup olive oil
1-1/2 tbl slivered almonds
a few drops of sherry vinegar
Pulse all the ingredients till they emulsify.
To Serve: Place on skewer (background second photo) or puddle sauce and make a ‘pincho’ (a Basque tapa) by placing the meatball on small toast with a Spanish olive topper.
What I liked best: It’s a given that meatballs, especially made with pork and a chorizo filling, would be tasty so what really did it for me with this preparation was the fennel seed in the meat mixture and the contrast (both in taste and appearance) of the sweet piquillo pepper sauce.
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I love albondigas! This looks delicious with the chorizo and fennel Joan!
deeeeeee liiiiii cious, that all I can say, loved the whole concept and the presentation not to mention the combo of flavours.
xx
Oh my, yum yum yum! That's pretty much all I got – this has left me almost speechless
Beautiful Tapa Joan. You serve the most delicious foods!
Joan, Thank you for commenting on my blog. I'm so glad you did as your recipes are fabulous!! I'm definitely going to have to make this tapa soon!
Thanks again,
Diana Bauman
A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa
Looks wonderful, Joan
Maryann xox
nice – we were both feelin' the tapa on our last post! i can't imagine a better thing to eat than some meatball and dipping sauce.
I love the flavours added to your meatballs and the whole tapas sounds delicious.
What a wondefully joyful surprise that would be. Meatballs are a great thing and I digging the mad love for pork in this dish.
Awesome job!
The chorizo feeling is great and the fennel and piquillo pepper sauce flavors sound incredible! What a fabulous tapa!
That is a gorgeous tapa Joan! I love the surprise!
I'm convinced Chorizo will even make a dessert better! lol
This is a beautiful Tapas, elegant and it makes me feel like I'm in Barcelona.
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