For the couscous:

• roasted a cup of pearl couscous for a few minutes in a few tablespoons of oliveoil
• added finely chopped garlic, shallots, let it simmer for a minute (about a spoon of each)
• added finely chopped carrots, celery (about a spoon of each)
• I dissolved a tablespoon of chicken bouillon in two cups of boiling water, added it to the couscous
• I let it simmer for a few minutes until the meatballs were ready and the couscous soaked the humidity
• turned off the heat when the couscous was chewy/soft enough
• before serving, I added some roughly chopped bell peppers, scallions, one mild Italian chili, and a squeeze of lemon
• for plating I added lemon zest and chopped chives

For the meatballs:

• I had some two days old pork belly and chicken breast, about 1kg in total, which I minced and added to a bowl
• I added to the mince: a couple eggs, 3 handfuls of panko, salt, pepper, handful of fresh parsley
• I finely chopped 4-5 garlic cloves and a medium onion, added them as well
• incorporated the ingredients well, used a spoon to portion the meatballs and rolled them in my hand
• fried in some lard until lightly brown

It was a pretty ad-hoc dish, made with what was in the fridge…