Meatball Stew 


Ingredients

• Pork

  • 1 piece 2 lbs (1 kg) boneless pork, in the leg or shoulder, fat removed
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil
  • 5 cups (1.25 litres) chicken broth, approximately
  • 3 onions, peeled and halved 

  • 3 carrots, cut into chunks 

  • 3 stalks celery, cut into chunks
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) peppercorns
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 4 cloves 

  • Salt and pepper

• Meatball Stew

  • 3/4 cup (180 ml) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) ground cloves
  • 1 cup (250 ml) cold water
  • 1 1/2 lb (675 g) lean ground pork
  • 1/3 cup (75 ml) breadcrumbs
  • 2 green onions, finely chopped 

  • 1 egg 

  • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) milk
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) dry mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) ground nutmeg