Grana Padano Pork Meatballs
with Buttery Sweet Potato-Carrot Mash
Cooking time
30 minutes
Servings
4
Calories
580 /serving
Parenting is all about DIY. So let’s try some DIYK: Do It Yourselves, Kids! This recipe is an opportunity for kids to put a little muscle into it, by mashing sweet potatoes and grated carrots with butter to create a colourful side. They can help shape the meatballs from ground pork and grated Grana Padano cheese, which will roast alongside zucchini for a perfectly balanced meal.
We will send you:
- 510g Canadian-raised lean ground pork
- 680g Sweet potatoes
- 400g Nantes carrots
- 4 Garlic cloves
- 2 Green zucchini
- 30g Panko
- 25g Grana Padano (contains rennet)
- 20g Garlic & Sweet Pepper spices (salt, garlic, sugar, red bell pepper, vinegar powder, green bell pepper, sunflower oil, paprika, turmeric, cayenne pepper)
Contains: Eggs, Milk, Sulphites, Wheat
You will need:
Large pot
Strainer
Peeler
1 or 2 Sheet pans
Grater
Oil
2 tbsp Butter
Salt & pepper (S&P)
1 Egg
Parchment paper
Total Fat
27 g
Saturated Fat
11 g
Sodium
790 mg
Total Carb
55 g
Sugars
15 g
Protein
34 g
Fibre
9 g
Preparation
Mise en place
Preheat the oven to 450°F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Mince 2 garlic cloves. Using the side of your knife, smash the remaining garlic cloves. Peel and medium-dice the sweet potatoes. Grate the carrots. Quarter the zucchini lengthwise; cut crosswise into thirds.
Make the mash
Add the sweet potatoes, carrots and smashed garlic cloves to the pot of boiling water and boil, 14 to 16 min., until very tender. Reserving ½ cup cooking water, drain and return to the pot. Off the heat, add 2 tbsp butter. Mash, gradually adding the reserved cooking water until you achieve your desired consistency; season with S&P.
Prepare the meatballs
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the pork, panko, ½ the cheese, 1 egg, ¾ of the spices and S&P. Form into 16 meatballs about the size of a golf ball.
Roast the meatballs & zucchini
On a lined sheet pan (use 2 sheet pans if necessary), toss the zucchini with the remaining spices and S&P. Add the meatballs* and drizzle with oil. Roast, 14 to 16 min., until browned and cooked through. In the final 5 min., add the minced garlic. Sprinkle the meatballs with the remaining cheese.
Plate your dish
Divide the mash, meatballs and zucchini between your plates. Bon appétit!
Adopt Richard
$5 from every puppet sold will go to Second Harvest, an organization that connects surplus food with charities.
*Health Canada recommends cooking ground pork to a minimum internal temperature of 71°C.
