Spiced pork patty baguette

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Serve up a sandwich in style with this rustic bap filled with fennel-flavoured meatballs, sweet red pepper and lamb’s lettuce

Prep:15 mins
Cook:30 mins

Serves 4
Easy

Nutrition per serving

kcal 544
fat 18g
saturates 5g
carbs 65g
sugars 15g
fibre 7g
protein 29g
salt 1.5g

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
3 onion, 2½ sliced, ½ grated
1 red pepper, thinly sliced into strips
pinch of chilli flakes
2 garlic clove, crushed
2 tsp fennel seed, lightly crushed using a pestle and mortar
400g pork mince
1 long baguette, ends cut off and reserved, remaining part cut into 4 and halved across
2 tbsp tomato ketchup
couple handfuls lamb's lettuce

Method

Heat half the oil in a frying pan and add the sliced onions, the pepper and some seasoning. Cook on a low heat for 15 mins until the pepper is soft and the onions are caramelised.
Meanwhile, put the chilli flakes, garlic, fennel, mince and grated onion in a bowl. Whizz the bread ends into breadcrumbs and add those, too. Season and mix everything thoroughly. Heat a griddle pan and shape the meat mixture into 12 patties. Rub the patties with the remaining oil and griddle for 3-4 mins each side, or until cooked through.
Stir the ketchup into the onion mix, heat through, then spoon onto the baguette bottoms. Lay 3 patties on each, scatter with some lamb’s lettuce and top with the other half of baguette.