Polpettonne

Name: Polpettonne
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: meatballs; ground beef; ground veal; bread, white; onions; garlic; parsley leaves; oregano; cumin; salt and black pepper; eggs; stuffing; ham; mozzarella cheese; bread crumbs; parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated; eggs; tomato sauce

Submitted by pumpkin28

Ingredients

For

THE MEATBALLS *

POUND GROUND BEEF

POUND GROUND VEAL *

3 to 4

SLICES WHITE BREAD
soaked in water

EACH ONIONS
grated

CLOVES GARLIC
crushed

TABLESPOON PARSLEY LEAVES
chopped

TEASPOON OREGANO

TEASPOON CUMIN

X SALT AND BLACK PEPPER
to taste *

EACH EGGS
optional

STUFFING
Stuffing *

SLICES HAM
or prosciutto *

OUNCES MOZZARELLA CHEESE
or more to coat

CUPS BREAD CRUMBS
fresh

CUP PARMESAN CHEESE
grated

EGGS EGGS
beaten with 4 tablespoons water *

X TOMATO SAUCE *

Directions

Squeeze water out of bread.
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 ½ inch thick.
Coat with breadcrumbs pressing to adhere.
Dip in the beaten eggs and coat with breadcrumbs again.
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.
Bake until cheeese has melted.

* not incl. in nutrient facts

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Nutrition Facts

228g

Amount per Serving

Calories 694 37% of calories from fat

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 29g 44%

Saturated Fat 13g 66%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 158mg 53%

Sodium 1497mg 62%

Total Carbohydrate 20g 20%

Dietary Fiber 5g 18%

Sugars g

Protein 96g

Vitamin A 13% • Vitamin C 21%

Calcium 76% • Iron 35%

Polpettonne

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