Not Just Spices

Herby Chorizo and Sausage Meatball 

Hi, today am writing my first ever blog, nervous ..how will it go ... will everybody like it??Am I writing it properly, will everybody like it reading?? Then hubby said "get on with it!! It's s blog you are not writing poetry!!You don't need others blessings to write  blog ... your blog!! Just write what ever you have on your mind!!" So here I am pouring out my mind. Went to Ikea today and tired as a donkey... but the bright side is no cooking today... though doesn't ring well, cooking blog and no cooking today!! My motto is always keep a door open... taking a break now and then doesn't kill anybody!!Enough of soul searching ... hubby is taking care of everything ... kid ... the food(may be he should write the blog ... ha!!)...sorting the shopping we did ... while I keep on soul searching and find some inspiration for the blog.

I am an expat housewife in Belgium, from India with a kid, sweet little girl of 4. Love cooking and want to share some of my kitchen experience with everybody out there... when ever I can find time for it ... there now that the  intro part is over now I can do what I do best...cooking...!!So let's get on with the business..

         

Yesterday was Friday, my favorite day of the week, Monday is the east ... next day is Saturday. .. alarm free day...you can lie in that extra minute, or if you wish it could be hour, your choice really. which you cannot  find on other five days!! So Friday dinner is  always something special for me..in a way it's a celebratory one and icing  on the cake no dieting...yippi!!So on Friday I always try to make something which we can eat without usual fork, knife and spoon!!So I concocted up Herby Chorizo and Sausage Meatball...mixture of two  recipe ... or rather one recipe and one idea. Idea is from a burger recipe app on  my phone and the recipe is from The Slow Roasted Italian. So here goes the recipe .

Herby Chorizo and Sausage Meatball

makes 15 meatballs

500gm pork mince
3" chorizo,skin removed (cut from a big log)

½ cup breadcrumbs

¼ cup fresh grated cheese

2 garlic cloves

3 tbsp onion,chopped

2 tbsp tomato concentrate (I used Heinz)

1 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped

1 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped

1 tbsp Italian dried herbs mix

Salt to taste

¼ teaspoon 

fresh cracked black pepper

1 large egg, lightly beaten

2 chillies,chopped (optional)

Preheat the oven to 375F/190C. Prepare a baking sheet by lining with parchment paper.In a chopper put garlic,coriander,chorizo and pulse it.Don't make a mince out of it, there should be a bite.In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients. Mix well, do not over mix or your  meatballs will be hard!!

Using a 2 tbsp scoop, portion out meat and place on baking sheet. After all meatballs have been scooped onto tray, roll into balls, by  lightly wetting your hands, so that the balls shape better and cracks less.Bake in the oven for 20 min.
Remove and transfer to sauce or serve immediately.

Serve it as simple finger food,with any dip on the side or your any favourite sauce.I served it with fruit salsa,whose recipe is for a later date.

N.B. If you are serving it as a  finger food then use 1 tbsp portion mince.