Sage and buckwheat stuffing balls

Name: Sage and buckwheat stuffing balls
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: 500 g filtered water; 30 g dried porcini mushrooms; 1 tsp stock paste; 1 dried bay leaf; 1 - 2 pinches ground black pepper; ¾ tsp salt; 30 g extra virgin olive oil; 180 g buckwheat groats; 2 brown onions; 2 garlic cloves; 2 tsp dried sage; ½ tsp dried mixed herbs; 1 apple; 25 g slivered almonds; 10 g psyllium husks; 1 tsp ground black pepper