Greek Meatballs

Ingredients:

• Olive oil
• 1 minced clove of garlic
• 1 minced and seeded, jalapeño
• 1 large minced shallot
• Ground black pepper
• 4 oz. bacon or salt pork, minced (helps to freeze it first)
• 1 pound ground lamb
• Zest of 1 orange
• 2 Tbls mint, chopped

Preparation:

1. Add oil to a small pan and bring up to a medium heat
2. Add the minced Garlic, Shallot, Jalapeno and cook for one minute.
3. Let that cool
4. Place minced pork fat and ground lamb into a large bowl.
5. Add mint and orange zest, season with black pepper.
6. Add the cooled garlic mixture in.
7. Mix with hands until blended, then form into 1-inch balls and transfer them to a plate.
8. Heat some olive oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat.
9. Cook in batches, brown meatballs on each side util thouroughly cooked, about 7 to 9 minutes.
10. Serve warm with your favorite dipping sauce.

Makes about 20 meatballs.