Meatball and Potato Stew

Ingredients

• Pork Hocks

  • 9 lb (4 kg) pork hocks (shanks)
  • 1 onion, quartered
  • 4 cloves
  • 2 carrots, sliced
  • 2 celery stalks, sliced
  • 6 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) peppercorns, crushed
  • 16 cups (4 litres) cold water (approximately)
  • Salt

• Stew

  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) flour
  • 1 lb (454 g) lean ground pork
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) ground cinnamon
  • 2 pinches ground cloves
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) breadcrumbs
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 4 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch (1-cm) lenghts
  • 4 cups (1 litre) peeled potatoes cut into 1-inch (2.5-cm) cubes
  • 6 cups (1.5 litres) cooking juices from hocks
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 cups (500 ml) hock meat
  • Salt and pepper