Polpettonne
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meats, Eggs, Dairy | Basics, Main course, Meats | 1 | Servings | |
INGREDIENTS
| 1/2 | lb | Ground beef |
| 1/2 | lb | Ground veal |
| 3 | White bread, soaked in water | |
| up to 4 | ||
| 1/2 | Onion, grated | |
| 2 | Cloves garlic, crushed | |
| 1 | T | Chopped parsley |
| 1/2 | t | Oregano |
| 1/4 | t | Cumin |
| Salt and pepper, to taste | ||
| 1 | Egg, optional | |
| 4 | Ham or prosciutto | |
| 8 | oz | Grated mozzarella, or more |
| 2 | c | Fresh bread crumbs |
| 1/2 | c | Grated parmesan cheese |
| 2 | Eggs beaten with 4 tbs water | |
| Tomato sauce |
INSTRUCTIONS
Squeeze water out of bread. Mix all the meatballs ingredients Divide the meatball mixture into 8 parts Shape each into a steak and top each steak with 1 slice ham, 1 oz mozzarella or more Top each steak with another in such a way that you have the stuffing well enclosed and they look like hamburger 1/2" thick Coat with bread crumbs pressing to adhere Dip in the beaten eggs and coat with bread crumbs again Fry in the olive oil/ oil mixture. Drain in paper towels 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! Recipe by: Miriam Podcameni Posvolsky Posted to KitMailbox Digest by Leon & Miriam Posvolsky <miriamp@pobox.com> on May 13, 1998
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 2721
Calories From Fat: 1091
Total Fat: 121.5g
Cholesterol: 722.2mg
Sodium: 6354.9mg
Potassium: 3730.4mg
Carbohydrates: 195.7g
Fiber: 17.8g
Sugar: 37.4g
Protein: 204g