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Grandma's meatballs with cuttlefish and peas recipe
The plate of meatballs or pellets with cuttlefish It is my favorite sea and mountain recipe. My grandmother has prepared it for me since I was little since it is a typical traditional Catalan recipe and my grandmother is very fond of cooking traditional dishes.
To be honest, it wasn't until After 20 years I prepared it for the first time. I was scared as I was sure I would never be able to reach my grandmother's level of exquisiteness.
However, I finally dared to prepare the meatballs with cuttlefish. With my grandmother by my side, of course. I must say that They turned out better than I thought and finally I added this dish to my recipe book.
in this recipe I will explain to you step by step how to prepare delicious meatballs with cuttlefish and peas. In addition, you will also learn how to make a delicious snack based on almonds, saffron and garlic that will give a delicious touch to the dish.
If you like meat or fish recipes then you can't miss our exquisite beef stew , our grilled cod , he chickpea dish with cod either the fish suquet recipe .
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Ingredients
How to make meatballs step by step
- The first step is to soak the slice of country bread with milk until it is very wet. We make a paste and put it in a bowl. Chop 2 of the garlic and set aside.
- In the bowl where we have left the bread soaked, add the 200 grams of minced pork and 200 grams of minced beef. We also add the chopped garlic, parsley, a little black pepper and a pinch of salt. We also add the egg and mix the entire dough with a fork until everything is mixed.
- Now it's time to make the balls. In a plate we put the flour, we take a little of the meatball dough and we try to make as spherical a shape as possible. We coat them with flour and reserve them in the same plate. We must repeat the process until there is no more meat left.
- We take a frying pan, add plenty of oil and let it heat up. We add the meatballs and fry them on both sides. As they are done, we take them out and place them on a plate with absorbent paper. The next step is to prepare the stew with the cuttlefish and peas.
How to prepare the stew with cuttlefish and peas
- We take the onion and cut it into small pieces. At this point we can take the frozen peas and put them on the fire with water and salt so that they thaw. Once they are cooked, we take them out and store them.
- We wash the tomatoes and grate them with a grater. We place the resulting tomato in a bowl and reserve.
- The time has come to clean the cuttlefish well and cut it into cubes.
- Once prepared, in a frying pan or casserole we put a little oil and let it heat up. Once hot add the garlic and onion and cook a little until soft.
- Then add the tomato and cook for 5-10 minutes over medium heat until the excess liquid evaporates a bit.
- After this time, add the 500 grams of cuttlefish cut into cubes and add a splash of water or chicken broth.
- Now it's a matter of letting everything cook. The estimated time it takes to cook is 15-20 minutes. The important thing is that the cuttlefish is very tender, so the best thing we can do is check the condition of the cuttlefish every 5 minutes until it is at the point we like. It is also important that the sauce is thick and not very runny.
Preparation of the mince
- While the stew is cooking we will prepare the picada. In a mortar we add the 12 almonds, the garlic, the saffron threads and some fresh parsley leaves. Chop everything with the pestle and reserve.
Final presentation of meatballs with cuttlefish
- Once 15-20 minutes have passed, we can turn off the heat and add the peas and meatballs to the pan where we have cooked the tomato and cuttlefish sauce.
- Now we add the chopped throughout the stew. The mince will be what will make the difference in this recipe for cuttlefish pellets. It is important to spread it well throughout the sauce.
- We taste the sauce, rectify adding a little more salt or pepper if necessary and we can now serve it. This recipe is designed for 4 diners. So we take 4 plates and add the meatballs.
- All that remains is to enjoy this delicious cuttlefish dish with meatballs and peas accompanied by our friends or family!
Ruben Canadas
I started cosmorecipes in 2020 during the time we were cooped up at home. Having so much free time I spent a lot of time in the kitchen trying different dishes. So I decided to mix cooking with my other great passion: web programming. That's why I decided to open this blog where I post the different recipes that I'm cooking.
