Pork Meatballs With Sweet Pepper Couscous

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Sami	Anything, Can, Cook, You	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

225	g	Lean minced pork
1	t	Dried sage
1		Carrot
1		Eating apple, Coxes
2		Red onions
8	T	Olive oil
1		Red pepper
1	ds	Balsamic vinegar
2		Garlic cloves, crushed
		Good pinch crushed chillies
1		400 gram can chopped
		tomatoes in rich tomato
		juice
225	g	Quick-cook cousocus
1		Bunc fresh flat-leaf parsley
		Salt and freshly ground
		black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat a large frying pan. Place the pork in a bowl with the sage and
plenty of seasoning. Grate the carrot, apple and an onions in a
processor. Add to the pork and mix until well combined.  2 Using
slightly wet hands, shape the pork mixture into walnut-sized  balls.
Add 3 tbsp oil to the pan and fry the pork meatballs for 8-10  minutes
until lightly golden and completely tender, turning regularly.  3 Heat
a frying pan. Finely chop the remaining onion. Add 1 tbsp  olive oil to
the pan and gently fry a third of the onion for 3-4 mins  until soft.
4 Heat another frying pan. Cut the pepper in half, remove the seeds
and dice the flesh. Add 1 tbsp oil to the frying pan.  5 Add the
remaining onion to the frying pan with the pepper. Cook for  3-5
minutes, stirring occasionally, add a dash of balsamic vinegar,  season
to taste and set aside.  6 Add the garlic and chilli flakes to the
softened onion and cook for  30 seconds, stirring. Pour in the tomatoes
and simmer for 5-10  minutes, or as long as time allows. Season to
taste.  7 Place the 250ml/9fl oz boiling water in a pan with 1 tbsp oil
and 1  tsp salt. Bring to a simmer, take off the heat and stir in the
couscous. Leave for two minutes to allow to swell.  8 Return the
couscous to the heat and add 2 tbsp oil. Cook gently for  three
minutes, stirring with a fork to fluff up the grains and stir  in the
reserved pepper mixture. Season to taste.  9 Roughly chop the parsley
and reserve some for a garnish. Stir the  remainder into the tomato
sauce. Spoon some couscous onto a serving  plate and add half the pork
meatballs on top.  10 Spoon over half the tomato sauce and garnish with
a sprinkling of  parsley. Serve at once.  Converted by MC_Buster.
Recipe by: Anything You Can Cook  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 716 Calories From Fat: 518 Total Fat: 58.5g Cholesterol: 74.3mg Sodium: 236.9mg Potassium: 786.2mg Carbohydrates: 21.6g Fiber: 5.1g Sugar: 6.1g Protein: 28g