Cheesy crumbed pork-and-herb meatballs • SA Pork

Ingredients

• 500g pork mince (ask your butcher)
• 500ml white breadcrumbs
• a handful fresh parsley, chopped
• the leaves of a few sprigs of thyme, chopped (discard the hard stems)
• 1 extra-large egg
• 5ml salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 100g smoked mozzarella (or soft cheese of your choice), cut into 1cm squares
• 500-750ml canola oil, for deep frying
• 125ml flour
• 5ml smoked paprika
• salt and pepper
• 3 extra-large eggs
• 500ml fresh white breadcrumbs