Meatball and Potato Stew | RICARDO

Ingredients

• 9 lb (4 kg) pork hocks (shanks)
• 1 onion, quartered
• 4 cloves
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 2 celery stalks, sliced
• 6 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) peppercorns, crushed
• 16 cups (4 litres) cold water (approximately)
• Salt
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) flour
• 1 lb (454 g) lean ground pork
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) ground cinnamon
• 2 pinches ground cloves
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 4 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch (1-cm) lenghts
• 4 cups (1 litre) peeled potatoes cut into 1-inch (2.5-cm) cubes
• 6 cups (1.5 litres) cooking juices from hocks
• 1 tablespoon (15 ml) Worcestershire sauce
• 2 cups (500 ml) hock meat
• Salt and pepper