Portuguese Meatballs
Author: www.familyfoodierecipes.com
Ingredients
  • 2 lbs. Ground Pork
  • 1 Small Onion
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 4 eggs
  • ½ cup Flour
  • ½ cup Olive Oil (Portuguese if you can get it)
  • 3 oz. Chorizo (2 small links)
  • 2 small garlic cloves finely chopped
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 2 Cups Red Wine
  • 2 TBS butter
  • Sea Salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Finely chop the onion in a food processor
  2. Finely chop the the chorizo in a food processor
  3. Combine the Pork, Onion, Paprika, 2 eggs and half of the chopped chorizo
  4. Form into balls
  5. Add Olive Oil to large frying pan on medium heat
  6. Dip meatballs into beaten eggs
  7. Flour the Meatballs
  8. Brown Meatballs on all sides in batches
  9. When all Meatballs are well browned, don't worry about them being cooked all the way, remove from frying pan and sprinkle lightly with Sea Salt
  10. Remove Olive Oil from pan but do not wipe clean
  11. Add garlic and chorizo and brown
  12. Add Bay Leaves, Meatballs and wine
  13. Simmer on low until sauce is reduced in half
  14. Remove Bay leaf
  15. Cook Portuguese Rice and serve Meatball and Chorizo Sauce over the Rice
  16. A Green Salad and Portuguese Sangria or Vinho Verde are perfect for this meal.
Recipe by Family Foodie at https://familyfoodierecipes.com/portuguesemeatballs/