Author: chefalice
I love taking my boys to the Minnesota State Fair, and I often get inspiration for recipes as we walk around and see the crazy new foods. My bacon-wrapped cheese curds recipe in The Ketogenic Cookbook was inspired by my first trip to the state fair with my boys years ago. The last time I was there, we came home and made these “pigs in a blanket” with bacon! This is an easy recipe to scale up or down to feed one or a crowd.
If you are a beginner cook, this recipe may sound difficult, but believe me, it is one of the easiest dinners you can make to impress your guests!
This super fast weeknight meal works equally well with ground beef if you don’t have lamb. It tastes great as leftovers!
The trick to getting moist meatballs is to either add a little liquid to the meatball mixture or include an ingredient that releases water, like mushrooms. In this recipe, the mushrooms not only help keep the meatballs moist but also add umami flavor, which makes for very tasty meatballs. The trick to getting meatballs with a crispy exterior and a tender, moist interior is to use a high-heat oven, as here. I like to serve these meatballs over Zoodles or with a side salad.
A super-quick, tasty meal; the fried apples make a near-instant accompaniment to the pork.