Name: Pork meatballs in mushroom sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: For the Meatballs:; 500g minced pork; 1 small onion, chopped; 2 Tbsp chopped parsley; grated zest of 1 lemon; For the Sauce:; 250g button mushrooms; 1 clove garlic; 3 Tbsp medium sherry; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 100g double cream (or crème fraîche); 2 Tbsp chopped parsley

Pork meatballs in mushroom sauce

10 Jan 2016

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Total Time

35 minutes

Background

Meatballs are very popular, with adults & kids alike, particularly in tomato sauce. These zesty pork meatballs in mushroom sauce are very tasty and very easy to make - a nice change if you feel like something different. You can use ready prepared meat balls too (beef ones are good too!), so you'll only have to make the sauce! Easy-peasy for a no-fuss midweek meal! Serve with pasta, rice or a mash.

Ingredients

For the Meatballs:
500g minced pork
1 small onion, chopped
2 Tbsp chopped parsley
grated zest of 1 lemon
For the Sauce:
250g button mushrooms
1 clove garlic
3 Tbsp medium sherry
1 Tbsp olive oil
100g double cream (or crème fraîche)
2 Tbsp chopped parsley

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Put the meatball ingredients into a blender and pulse until well combined. Season with salt and pepper, then knead it through. Form 12- 15 little balls, put these on a lined baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes.
Meanwhile, put the mushrooms in a ovenproof dish, add the garlic and drizzle with oil. Bake for 10 minutes in the oven.
Take the mushrooms out of the oven add the double cream and sherry and gently cook on the stove until you get a thick sauce. Stir in the parsley.
Serve the meatballs with the mushroom sauce poured over them.