Meaty Man Balls
Makes 6 meatballs
For meatballs
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1 kilo pork and veal mince or beef mince
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1 onion, finely diced
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3 garlic cloves, diced
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4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
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2-3 teaspoons Tabasco sauce for spicy (use 1 if you don't like spice much)
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3 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
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2 teaspoons fennel seeds, crushed
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2 teaspoons salt
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1 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs
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1 egg, lightly beaten
For filling
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1/2 cup grated tasty cheese
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3 slices of ham or 2 rashers bacon, chopped into small pieces and fried-ham is easier as you don't need to cook it first
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plus 1-2 tablespoons of oil for frying
Step 1 - Combine all meatballs ingredients in a large bowl. I don washing up gloves or latex gloves to mix everything together.
Step 2 - Using wet hands divide the mixture into six portions and flatten out each portion and fill with the ham and cheese. Seal them up and shape them into nice big round balls. They should be the size of a softball.
Step 3 - Heat a frying pan or pot onto medium heat and add oil. Fry the meatballs three to four at a time turning them so that they brown all over. They will take about 10-12 minutes to cook through. Serve while hot or keep them warm in an oven on low heat.