Ingredients
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2 tablespoons butter
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1/2 cup onion (finely chopped)
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1/2 cup red bell pepper (finely chopped)
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1/2 lb pork (ground)
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1/2 cup breadcrumbs (fine & dried, add additional if mixture is too wet)
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1 teaspoon salt
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3/4 cup flour
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oil (for frying)
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1 egg
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1 garlic clove (minced)
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1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1/4 cup green onion (finely chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Sweat onions, bell pepper, green onions and garlic until tender in 2 tbsp of butter.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- Once cool combine vegetable mixture, ground pork, egg, bread crumbs, and salt/pepper. Mix until well incorporated.
- Cook a test patty to see if seasoning needs to be adjusted.
- Form meatballs to desired size about 1".
- Dredge meatballs in flour and shake off any excess.
- Heat pan with oil (enough to shallow fry the meatballs) over medium high heat and place a meatball in, if it does not sear or if it burns adjust your heat.
- Once the pan is ready brown your meatballs and place on a baking sheet and pop them in the oven.
- Cook until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees or when you cut one in half and there is no visible sign of pink.
- Enjoy!