Pork Meatball Spiedini From NYC's New Italian Standout, Jupiter Appetito

Ingredients

• 500 g ground pork
• 2 eggs
• 1 clove garlic
• 50 g stale bread, no crusts
• Splash whole milk
• 1 tablespoon ground fennel seed
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 5 bay leaves
• 5 black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon whole fennel seeds
• salt to taste
• 6 bay leaves
• 9 poached meatballs
• 6 pieces 1-inch cubes of crusty white bread, crusts removed
• olive oil as needed
• lemon zest
• 1 lemon wedge