Chipotle Meatballs

Ingredients

• •⅓ cup whole milk
• •⅓ cup fine dry bread crumbs
• •6 slices bacon
• •½ cup finely chopped onion
• •1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• •1 tablespoon chipotles in adobo
• •1 teaspoon ground cumin
• •¾ teaspoon dried oregano
• •2 tablespoons water
• •¾ pound ground pork
• •½ pound ground veal
• •1 large egg
• •¼ cup flat-leaf parsley
• •16 pieces wooden skewers
• •1 to taste lime wedges

Cooking Instructions

1. 1.

   Stir together milk and bread crumbs in a large bowl.

   2 min

2. 2.

   Cook bacon in a 10-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.

   10 min

3. 3.

   Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from skillet, then cook onion, garlic, chipotles, cumin, and oregano in skillet, stirring, until onion is softened, about 3 minutes. Add water and cook, stirring and scraping up brown bits, until water has evaporated, about 1 minute. Stir into bread crumb mixture, then add ground meats, egg, parsley, bacon, and 1 teaspoon salt and mix well with your hands.

   5 min

4. 4.

   Preheat broiler.

   5 min

5. 5.

   Form scant tablespoons of meat mixture into balls and thread 3 balls 1/2 inch apart onto each skewer, arranging skewers on a lightly oiled broiler pan. Broil 3 to 4 inches from heat (do not turn) until browned and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes.

   10 min