Chipotle Meatballs

Serves: 2

Graciela O'Reilly

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

58

Spice

50

Sweetness

45

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Whole Milk

1 tsp

Ground Cumin

1360 g

Ground Pork

450 g

Ground Veal

Directions:

1

Stir together milk and bread crumbs in a large bowl

2

Cook bacon in a 10-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp

3

Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain

4

Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from skillet, then cook onion, garlic, chipotles, cumin, and oregano in skillet, stirring, until onion is softened, about 3 minutes

5

Add water and cook, stirring and scraping up brown bits, until water has evaporated, about 1 minute

6

Stir into bread crumb mixture, then add ground meats, egg, parsley, bacon, and 1 teaspoon salt and mix well with your hands

7

Preheat broiler

8

Form scant tablespoons of meat mixture into balls and thread 3 balls 1/2 inch apart onto each skewer, arranging skewers on a lightly oiled broiler pan

9

Broil 3 to 4 inches from heat (do not turn) until browned and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes

10

Stir together milk and bread crumbs in a large bowl

11

Cook bacon in a 10-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp

12

Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain

13

Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from skillet, then cook onion, garlic, chipotles, cumin, and oregano in skillet, stirring, until onion is softened, about 3 minutes

14

Add water and cook, stirring and scraping up brown bits, until water has evaporated, about 1 minute

15

Stir into bread crumb mixture, then add ground meats, egg, parsley, bacon, and 1 teaspoon salt and mix well with your hands

16

Preheat broiler

17

Form scant tablespoons of meat mixture into balls and thread 3 balls 1/2 inch apart onto each skewer, arranging skewers on a lightly oiled broiler pan

18

Broil 3 to 4 inches from heat (do not turn) until browned and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes