By Roldan — Italian

Pork Ricotta Fennel Seed Meatballs with Tomato Cream Butter Beans

Name: Pork Ricotta Fennel Seed Meatballs with Tomato Cream Butter Beans
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tsp fennel seeds; 400 g pork mince; 150 g ricotta; 1 egg; 50 g breadcrumbs; 30 g Pecorino Romano; salt; black pepper; 2 cloves garlic; olive oil; 10 leaves sage; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 0.5 tsp chilli flakes; 600 g butter beans; 200 ml double cream; 2 tbsp olive oil

https://www.mob.co.uk/recipes/pork-ricotta-fennel-seed-meatballs-with-tomato-cream-butter-beans

TIME : 1H15•SERVINGS : 4

Ingredients

011 tsp fennel seeds
02400 g pork mince
03150 g ricotta

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Instructions

Lightly crush your 1 tsp fennel seeds in a pestle and mortar, if you have one. Leave them whole if not. Now, combine the 400 g pork mince, 150 g ricotta, 1 egg, 50 g breadcrumbs and fennel in a large bowl. Mix well, then finely grate in the 30 g Pecorino Romano and season generously with some salt and some black pepper. Vigorously mix for a couple of minutes, until the mixture feels cohesive and a bit sticky.

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