Spiced Pork Patties with Tomato Pan Sauce

Spiced Pork Patties with Tomato Pan Sauce

🥘 Ingredients

  • Tunisian spice blend
    2 tbsp
  • black pepper
  • butter
    2 tbsp
  • carrot
    6 oz
  • chicken stock concentrate
    2 unit
  • cooking oil
    2 tsp
  • flour
    1 tbsp
  • ground pork
    20 oz
  • red onion
    2 unit
  • salt
  • tomato
    2 unit
  • water
    1/3 c
  • zucchini
    2 unit

🍳 Cookware

  • baking sheet
  • medium bowl
  • large pan
  • small bowl
  1. 1
    Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. Trim and halve zucchini lengthwise; cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick half-moons. Trim, peel, and cut carrot on a diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick pieces. Halve, peel, and cut red onion into 1/2-inch-thick wedges; mince a few wedges until you have 2 TBSP (4 TBSP for 4 servings). Dice tomato into 1/2-inch pieces.
    zucchini: 2 unit, carrot: 6 oz, red onion: 2 unit, tomato: 2 unit
  2. 2
    Toss zucchini, carrot, and onion wedges on a baking sheet with a drizzle of cooking oil and a pinch of salt and black pepper . Roast on top rack, tossing halfway through, until lightly browned and tender, ⏱️ 25 minutes .
    cooking oil: 2 tsp, salt, black pepper
  3. 3
    While veggies roast, in a medium bowl , combine ground pork , minced onion, half the Tunisian spice blend (you'll use the rest later), and a pinch of salt and pepper. Form pork mixture into six 1.5-inch meatballs (twelve meatballs for 4 servings).
    ground pork: 20 oz, Tunisian spice blend: 2 tbsp
  4. 4
    Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add meatballs and press down with a spatula to form patties; cook until cooked through, ⏱️ 6 minutes per side. Transfer patties to a plate; remove pan from heat and let cool slightly, ⏱️ 1 minute .
  5. 5
    Heat same pan over medium heat. Add tomato and remaining Tunisian Spice Blend; cook, stirring occasionally, until tomato is saucy, ⏱️ 4 minutes . In a small bowl , whisk together chicken stock concentrate , half the flour (all for 4 servings), and water (2/3 for 4). Slowly stir flour mixture into pan and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce has thickened, ⏱️ 2 minutes . Remove from heat; stir in butter (use 1 TBSP for 2 servings) until melted and combined.
    chicken stock concentrate: 2 unit, flour: 1 tbsp, water: 1/3 c, butter: 2 tbsp
  6. 6
    Divide vegetable jumble and pork patties between plates in separate sections. Top patties with pan sauce and serve.