Pork Meatballs with Tomato Farrisotto

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground pork
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup heavy cream
• ¼ cup breadcrumbs (optional)
• 1 teaspoon salt, plus more as needed
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• ¾ teaspoon herbes de Provence or dried oregano
• Neutral oil, as needed
• 1 onion (about 8 ounces), thinly sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups pearled farro
• One 14½-ounce can tomato purée
• 2 ounces Parmesan or pecorino for grating (optional)
• 5 sprigs parsley, roughly chopped (optional)