SPICY MEATBALLS WITH CHORIZO AND CHICKEN

SPICY MEATBALLS WITH CHORIZO AND CHICKEN image

Categories Beef Pork

Yield 4-6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

0.5 lb ground beef
0.5 lb ground pork
2.5 ounces cured smoked chorizo or a similar spicy sausage
1 fillet of chicken
2 cloves of garlic
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp salt
1 tsp harissa
1 egg
Butter and oil for frying

Steps:

In a hot, dry frying pan, add cumin, cayenne pepper, and coriander and stir about 30 seconds to roast the spices. Let cool. Cut sausage and chicken fillet into smaller pieces and place in food processor together with garlic cloves. Run processor until mixed. In a bowl, combine sausage and chicken mix with the ground meat. Add spices, garlic, salt and egg and mix well with washed hands. Cover bowl with saran wrap and place in fridge for at least an hour to let the flavors mix. Heat oven to 350 F. Roll golf ball sized balls (about 24) with wet hands. Fry in two batches in the butter and oil until browned. Place in oven-proof pan and when all balls are fried, finish cooking them them in the middle of the oven for 15 minutes. Enjoy!