Fennel Black Pepper Meatballs

Ingredients

• 1 tsp black pepper, cracked
• 2 tbsp butter, in 1/4 in cubes
• 1/4 cup Minor’s® Classical Reductions™ Reduced Brown Stock, prepared as demi glace
• 1 each egg(s), beaten
• 1/4 cup fennel, bulb, julienned
• 1 tsp fennel, seeds, toasted, ground
• 1 tbsp garlic, minced
• 3/4 lb beef, ground
• 3/4 lb veal, ground
• 3 tbsp oil, olive
• 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
• 3 tbsp red wine
• 2 tsp salt, kosher , fine
• 1 tbsp Scallions, sliced 1/8 in
• 1 tbsp shallot(s), minced
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce