Bacon wrapped Meatballs – Speckpflanzerl

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

1 ½ pretzel buns

1 shallot

100 – 150 ml milk (add slowly, you might only use 100 ml)

2 teaspoons coriander seeds

500 g ground meat (mix)

butter

2 eggs

salt and pepper

oil

16 pieces of thinly sliced bacon (low salt)

Directions:

  • Rip or cut the pretzel buns in small pieces and place these in a shallow bowl.
  • Cut shallot in fine pieces and glace with some butter until soft.
  • Add milk and heat until almost boiling.
  • Pour about 100 ml hot milk over the buns and let it sit for about 10 minutes, add more, if  necessary, but make sure all gets soaked up.
  • Grind coriander seeds with a pestle, not to fine (if you don’t have seeds use ground coriander).
  • Mix ground meat, eggs, coriander and soaked buns.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste, remember the bacon is salty, so not to much salt.
  • You can add some breadcrumbs if the mix is too soggy.
  • Form 8 to 10 meat patties with your hands, some oil on the hands helps.
  • Wrap the patties crosswise with the bacon strips, cut the strips shorter, in case they are to long.
  • Brown the patties on both sides in a frying pan with some oil for about 2 or 3 minutes each side.
  • Place the patties on a sheet pan and bake for about 20 minutes at 170 degrees C (330 degrees F).