Our Grandma today is Marita and she will be cooking Meatballs Stewed with Shrimps. Our favorite Catalan Surf & Turf
Ingredients:
- 350 grams ground beef
- 250 grams ground pork
- 1 egg
- 1 spoon of cognac
- 2 slices of bread soaked in cream
- Flour
- 12 shrimps
Sofrito
- 1 can of fried tomato ( or 6 grated ripe tomatoes )
- 2 onions
- A splash of red wine
Picada
- Garlic
- Almonds
- 2 cookies
Directions:
Sofrito
- Mince the onions
- Cook the minced onions with olive oil at a low temperature as long as you can, stirring from time to time
- Add the fried tomato and keep cooking
Picada
- In a mortar and pestle, mince the garlic, almonds, and cookies together
Meatballs
- Mix the meats together with the egg, bread, and cognac
- Form the meatballs and coat with flour
- Fry the meatballs with 3-4 spoons of olive oil
- Place them a part on top of a paper to absorb the excess of fat
- Add the meatballs to the Sofrito
- Add the splash of red wine and cook at low temperature for about 20 minutes
Shrimps
- In a frying pan, fry the shrimps in 2 spoons of olive oil, very shortly on both sides
- Add the shrimps to the meatballs and also add the Picada
- Cook for 5 additional minutes and serve
