Easy old fashioned meatballs with a twist

Sometimes old fashioned no fuss food is all you need after a long, dull but very busy friday at work. You only need to make the meatballs, then you just have to turn them regularly to make sure they bake evenly. It makes a very easy meal with some slices of bread or rolls and a bit of salad.

I also like them with my Bombay potatoes or with a very Dutch dish which can be translated as hot lightning. I’ll post the recipe next week, it is a mix of potatoes and apple or pear. Very delicious.  

Granny’s meatballs with a twist
serves 8 (freezes well)

Ingredients
65 grams of pine nuts
500 gr of half beef, half pork minced meat
4 shallots, finely sliced
2 tsp of dried rosemary
4 cloves of garlic, sliced finely or crushed
1 slice of white bread 
100 ml milk
12 gr butter

Method
1. Toast the pine nuts in a dry pan while stirring until they are golden brown (this will take 2 minutes).

2.  Mix the minced meat with the shallots, rosemary, garlic and pine nuts. 

3. Soak the bread in the milk, crush until the excess of milk is gone and mix through the meat. Season with some salt and pepper. Make 4 balls from the mixture.

4. Heat the butter in a cast iron pan (a Dutch Oven) and fry the meatballs on high heat for about 5 minutes. Turn them regularly and make sure they get nice and brown.

5. Lower the heat and continue to fry the meatballs for 20 more minutes. Keep turning them regularly.