Side Pannel
Polpettonne
Ingredients List
- -----------------------------FOR THE MEATBALLS-----------------------------
- 1/2 lb Ground beef
- 1/2 lb Ground veal
- 3 sl White bread; soaked in water
- -(up to 4)
- 1/2 Onion; grated
- 2 Cloves garlic; crushed
- 1 tb Chopped parsley
- 1/2 ts Oregano
- 1/4 ts Cumin
- Salt and pepper; to taste
- 1 Egg; optional
Directions
STUFFING
4 sl Ham or prosciutto
8 oz Grated mozzarella; or more
TO COAT
2 c Fresh bread crumbs
1/2 c Grated parmesan cheese
2 Eggs beaten with 4 tbs water
Tomato sauce
1. Squeeze water out of bread.
2. Mix all the meatballs ingredients
3. Divide the meatball mixture into 8 parts
4. Shape each into a steak and top each steak with 1 slice ham, 1 oz
mozzarella or more
5. Top each steak with another in such a way that you have the stuffing
well enclosed and they look like hamburger 1/2" thick
6. Coat with bread crumbs pressing to adhere
7. Dip in the beaten eggs and coat with bread crumbs again
8. Fry in the olive oil/ oil mixture. Drain in paper towels
9. Place " steaks " in a baking dish, top with the rest of the mozzarella
and tomato sauce.
10 Bake until cheese has melted.
Serving Ideas : serve with pasts and more tomato sauce
NOTES : You may add herbs such as basil or chopped rosemary to the
stuffing. This is real good stuff!
4 sl Ham or prosciutto
8 oz Grated mozzarella; or more
TO COAT
2 c Fresh bread crumbs
1/2 c Grated parmesan cheese
2 Eggs beaten with 4 tbs water
Tomato sauce
1. Squeeze water out of bread.
2. Mix all the meatballs ingredients
3. Divide the meatball mixture into 8 parts
4. Shape each into a steak and top each steak with 1 slice ham, 1 oz
mozzarella or more
5. Top each steak with another in such a way that you have the stuffing
well enclosed and they look like hamburger 1/2" thick
6. Coat with bread crumbs pressing to adhere
7. Dip in the beaten eggs and coat with bread crumbs again
8. Fry in the olive oil/ oil mixture. Drain in paper towels
9. Place " steaks " in a baking dish, top with the rest of the mozzarella
and tomato sauce.
10 Bake until cheese has melted.
Serving Ideas : serve with pasts and more tomato sauce
NOTES : You may add herbs such as basil or chopped rosemary to the
stuffing. This is real good stuff!
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