Albóndigas (Spanish-Style Meatballs in Almond Sauce)

Name: Albóndigas (Spanish-Style Meatballs in Almond Sauce)
Yield: Serves 4 as a main dish
Cuisine: Spanish & Portuguese
Ingredients: 1/4 cup, slivered almonds; 1 slice, hearty white sandwich bread, torn into 1-inch pieces; 2 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 3 tablespoons, minced fresh parsley; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 slice, hearty white sandwich bread, torn into 1-inch pieces; 1 , large egg; 2 tablespoons, water; 2 tablespoons, chopped fresh parsley, divided; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 teaspoon, pepper; 1 pound, ground pork; 1 tablespoon, extra-virgin olive oil; 1/2 cup, finely chopped onion; 1/2 teaspoon, paprika; 1 cup, chicken broth; 1/2 cup, dry white wine; 1/4 teaspoon, saffron threads, crumbled; 1 teaspoon, sherry vinegar

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2019, America's Test Kitchen TV

Main Courses

Spanish & Portuguese

Pork

For another take on meatballs and sauce, try albóndigas en salsa de almendras, a tapas staple featuring a rich nut mixture that should be in everyone's repertoire.

SERVES4 as a main dish

TIME1¼ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To streamline the process of making tender tapas-style meatballs in a flavorful, nicely thickened almond sauce, we started by pulsing ground pork, garlic, parsley, egg, and a panade of bread and water in a food processor. After shaping the ...

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