Pork Shank and Meatball Stew | Maple from Canada

Ingredients

• 3 pork shanks
• 5 ml (1 teaspoon) salt
• 3 ml (1/2 teaspoon) freshly ground pepper
• 1 onion, quartered
• 1 carrot, sliced into rounds
• Water, as needed
• 1,3 kg (2 1/2 lbs) ground beef
• 1,3 kg (2 1/2 lbs) ground pork
• 2 onions, chopped fine
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 15 ml (1 tablespoon) ground cinnamon
• 5 ml (1 teaspoon) ground cloves
• 250 ml (1 cup) toasted flour
• 30 ml (2 tablespoons) butter
• 30 ml (2 tablespoons) olive oil
• 190 ml (3/4 cup) maple syrup (preferably amber syrup for its rich flavour)
• 250 ml (1 cup) cold water