BBC Food - Recipes - Spicy lamb albondigas (meatballs)

Ingredients

• 40g/1½oz thinly sliced crustless white bread
• 3 tbsp milk
• 125g/4½oz thinly sliced Serrano ham , finely chopped
• 600g/1lb 5oz lamb mince
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1½ tsp cumin seeds, freshly ground
• 1½ tsp coriander seeds , freshly ground
• ¾ tsp hot paprika
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
• ¾ tsp salt
• ¾ tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp olive oil , for frying
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 150g/5oz shallots , finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• ½ tsp crushed dried chilli es
• 800g/1lb 12oz vine-ripened tomatoes , peeled, chopped
• 200ml/7fl oz good quality fino sherry
• 200ml/7fl oz homemade chicken stock
• 2 bay leaves
• ½ tsp salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• vegetable oil , for frying
• 3 large potatoes , peeled, very finely julienned
• salt
• handful chopped flat-leaf parsely
• extra virgin olive oil