Ingredients

For the pig's cheeks:
  • 2 pig’s cheeks
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 6 – 8 sprigs of thyme
  • 50ml white wine
  • 500ml stock
For the pork balls:
  • 2 cooked pig’s cheeks (as above)
  • 400g mashed potato
  • 2 tbs chives chopped
  • 1 egg yolk
  • Salt and pepper
For the pane:
  • 100g plain flour
  • 100g panko breadcrumbs
  • 2 eggs
For the sauce:
  • 25g butter
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 tbs Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbs grainy mustard
  • 300ml veal jus
For the leeks:
  • 400g leeks sliced
  • 25g butter
  • 50ml double cream
  • few chives chopped
  • salt and pepper

Method

Place the pigs’ cheeks into a pan with the onion, thyme, wine, stock and seasoning. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 90 minutes to 2 hours.

Allow the pigs’ cheeks to cool, remove from the pan and shred the meat.

Combine the pork, potato, chives and egg yolk.Season and roll into 6 balls, then pane them by dipping them in flour, egg and breadcrumbs.

Deep fry for 3-4 minutes, then drain onto kitchen paper.

To make the sauce heat a large non-stick pan until hot, add both of the mustards and the veal jus then reduce by half.

Place the leeks and butter in a pan over a medium heat and sweat for 3 to 4 minutes. Finish with the cream and the chives then season.

To serve your Pork Balls with Buttered Leeks and Mustard Sauce place a pile of the leeks in the centre of a serving plate with a pork ball on top then drizzle the sauce around the edge of the plate.

Ingredients

For the pig's cheeks:
  • 2 pig’s cheeks
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 6 – 8 sprigs of thyme
  • 50ml white wine
  • 500ml stock
For the pork balls:
  • 2 cooked pig’s cheeks (as above)
  • 400g mashed potato
  • 2 tbs chives chopped
  • 1 egg yolk
  • Salt and pepper
For the pane:
  • 100g plain flour
  • 100g panko breadcrumbs
  • 2 eggs
For the sauce:
  • 25g butter
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 tbs Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbs grainy mustard
  • 300ml veal jus
For the leeks:
  • 400g leeks sliced
  • 25g butter
  • 50ml double cream
  • few chives chopped
  • salt and pepper

Method

Place the pigs’ cheeks into a pan with the onion, thyme, wine, stock and seasoning. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 90 minutes to 2 hours.

Allow the pigs’ cheeks to cool, remove from the pan and shred the meat.

Combine the pork, potato, chives and egg yolk.Season and roll into 6 balls, then pane them by dipping them in flour, egg and breadcrumbs.

Deep fry for 3-4 minutes, then drain onto kitchen paper.

To make the sauce heat a large non-stick pan until hot, add both of the mustards and the veal jus then reduce by half.

Place the leeks and butter in a pan over a medium heat and sweat for 3 to 4 minutes. Finish with the cream and the chives then season.

To serve your Pork Balls with Buttered Leeks and Mustard Sauce place a pile of the leeks in the centre of a serving plate with a pork ball on top then drizzle the sauce around the edge of the plate.