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Spanish food recipes - Albondigas en Salsa de Azafran y Almendras
(Meatballs in a saffron and almond sauce)

You will need
for the meatballs
400g minced beef
400g minced pork
1 small onion finely minced
2 slices day old bread, crusts removed soaked in milk and squeezed
garlic minced
1 egg beaten
parsley finely chopped
nutmeg
olive oil for frying
flour for dusting

Sauce
40 blanched almonds
250ml chicken or vegetable stock
150ml white wine
100ml olive oil
1 slice day old bread
garlic minced
10 peppercorns
1 clove
lemon juice

In a bowl combine all thr ingredients for the meatballs and mix until well blended, then divide and shape into small walnut sized balls. Roll in flour and fry gently in hot oil until brown all over. To prepare the sauce, fry the almonds, bread and garlic in the oil until golden, then put into a food processor along with the peppercorns, saffron, clove and white wine. Mix to a smooth paste. Pour this into the pan with the oil and add the stock, mix well and bring to the boil. Add the meatballs to the pan and simmer for 20 minutes. Just before serving add a squeeze of lemon, a little chopped parsley and a few slivers of toasted almonds. Makes approximately 36 meatballs.

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Tapas - Albondigas en Salsa de Azafran y Almendras