Spanish Chorizo & Pork Meatballs with Sherried Tomato Sauce

Ingredients:

300 grams each of good quality cooking chorizo and pork sausage meat
1 medium finely chopped onion
1 heaped teaspoon of smoked paprika
1/2 tsp of thyme
2 tbsp of chopped fresh parsley
Large handful of breadcrumbs
Zest of 1 lemon
Egg to bind


How to make the dish:

For the meatballs:

Mix all of the above ingredients and shape in to whatever size meatballs you fancy.
Then bake in oven or pan fry to gain some colour. (It’s sometimes a good idea to pan fry just one to check for seasoning.)

For the sherried tomato sauce:

Fry chopped onions and garlic.
Add good quality chopped tomatoes and dry sherry.
Let it reduce.
Add chopped parsley and passata.

Put the meatballs into an oven to table dish, pour over the tomato sauce and then put into the oven until it bubbles.
Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.

Serving suggestion: if you want to make it in to a warming supper, then add chickpeas or butter beans.