Spanish meatballs with clams, chorizo & squid
A Spanish dinner made with seafood. Ready in about 41 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 26 minPrep (about)
- 15 minCook (about)
- 41 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredients
- 8 oz squid
- 11 oz clams
Fresh & other
- ⅔ oz butter
- 2 shallots
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 ½ tbsp dry sherry
- 1 ⅓ oz breadcrumbs
- 8 oz pork Shopping tip: Ground pork.
- 1 egg yolk
- 8 oz chorizo
- ¼ cup + 1 tbsp white wine
- 8 oz tomatoes
- Handful parsley Shopping tip: Fresh flat-leaf (Italian) parsley. Curly works too.
Sauces & oils
- 2 ½ tbsp olive oil
- Drizzle extra virgin olive oil
Spices & seasonings (1): smoked paprika
- ¾ tsp smoked paprika
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Melt your butter in a heavy-based casserole.
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Soften the shallots for 5 mins.
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Add the paprika and crushed garlic.
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Heat for 1 min till the paprika becomes fragrant.
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Splash in the sherry.
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Pour the whole lot in a bowl with the breadcrumbs.
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Season and cool.
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Add your pork mince plus the egg yolk to the bowl.
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Beat well.
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Shape into 18 small meatballs.
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Wipe the pan.
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Put on a medium-high heat.
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Add the oil.
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Fry the meatballs for 5 mins, to colour.
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Lift on a plate, but keep your oil in the pan.
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Sizzle the chorizo with the sliced garlic.
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Add the squid.
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Fry to give a little colour.
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Tip in the white wine.
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Bring to the boil, scraping the bottom.
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Stir in the pulped tomatoes.
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Bring to the boil.
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Add the meatballs and the clams.
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Cover.
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Heat for 5 mins till the clam shells open.
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Discard any that stay shut.
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Sprinkle using your chopped parsley, drizzle using the extra virgin oil.
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Serve with crusty bread.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.