Meatball and pig's trotter stew

MEATBALL AND PIG'S TROTTER STEW

Portions : 4 - Preparation time : 20 minutes - Cooking time : 4 hours

Ingredients

Pig's feet

• 1 onion, diced
• 60 ml (4 tablespoons) fat of your choice (butter, oil or Mycryo cocoa butter)
• 4 small pig shanks
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 15 ml (1 tbsp.) juniper berries
• 2 bay leaves
• 5 ml (1 tsp.) cinnamon powder
• Salt and pepper to taste

Meatballs

• 1 kg (2.2 lbs) Québec pork, ground
• 15 ml (1 tbsp.) savory powder
• 5 ml (1 tsp.) cinnamon
• 3 ml (1/2 tsp.) cloves, ground
• 15 ml (1 tbsp.) mustard
• 125 ml (1/2 cup) breadcrumbs
• 2 whole eggs
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 60 ml (4 tbsp.) fat of your choice (butter, oil or Mycryo cocoa butter)
• Salt and pepper to taste

The sauce

• 1 carrot, brunoise
• 2 celery stalks, brunoise
• 1 onion, chopped
• 60 ml (4 tbsp.) fat of your choice (butter, oil or Mycryo cocoa butter)
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 250 ml (1 cup) red wine
• 15 ml (1 tbsp.) savory
• 1.5 l (6 cups) vegetable stock
• 60 ml (4 tbsp) cornstarch, diluted in a little cold water
• 60 ml (4 tbsp.) maple syrup
• 60 ml (4 tbsp.) white vinegar
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

1. For the pigs' feet, brown the onion in the fat of your choice in a saucepan. Then sear the shanks.
2. Add the garlic, juniper berries, bay leaf, cinnamon, salt and pepper, then cover with water and bring to the boil. Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 4 hours.
3. Remove the meat and leave to cool. Then clean the meat, removing the fat and any parts you don't want to eat.
4. For the meatballs, in a bowl, mix the ground pork, savory, cinnamon, cloves, mustard, breadcrumbs, eggs, garlic, onion, salt and pepper. Form into balls.
5. In a hot frying pan, brown the meatballs, coated with Mycryo butter, or in the fat of your choice, for 1 to 2 minutes on each side. Set aside.
6. For the sauce, in a saucepan, brown the carrots, celery and onion in a little fat. Add garlic, red wine, savory, broth, cornstarch, maple syrup, vinegar, salt and pepper. Mix well.
7. Add meatballs and shank pieces.
8. Bring to the boil, then simmer over medium heat for 25 minutes. Check seasoning.
9. Serve with the side dish of your choice.