baby & toddler food: roly poly pork

Pork is one of the only reasonably priced meats here in Singapore, so I needed to get involved. Rolling this mix it into little bite sized balls works an absolute treat in this highchair, but you can also spoon it in just as easily.

I was going to call these 'pork balls', but changed my mind.

Ingredients 

300g pork loin, trimmed
2 rashers of bacon, fat removed
1/2 tin creamed corn
1 cup sweet potato, cubed
1 apple, peeled, grated
1/2 onion, finely chopped
3/4 cup cous cous
1 1/2 cups chicken or vegetable stock (guide - enough to cover mixture)
2 tbs olive oil

Method 

1/ Mince pork and bacon together using a food processor

2/ Heat oil in a saucepan over medium, gently sauté onion until clear. Add pork/bacon mince, cook for 5 minutes or until cooked through

3/ Add sweet potato, corn and apple and stir to combine.

4/ Pour in stock - enough to cover the mixture. Reduce heat and leave to simmer for 10 minutes or until pork is cooked and sweet potato is tender. Puree mixture and leave in saucepan

5/ Add cous cous to the puree mixture, reduce heat to low and stand for 4-5 minutes until cooked through. Remove from heat and fluff with a fork

5/ Allow the mixture to cool. Roll into small balls if serving immediately