Polpettini Di Manzo In Umido Con Piselli Recipe
Yield: 4 servingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
POLPETTE
2 slice: Day old bread, without crust
1/4 cup: Pecorino romano cheese,
- broken in pieces and,
- grated,
-soaked in,
3: Eggs, 2 of them beaten
1/2 cup: Milk,
Salt,
1 lbs: Ground beef,
Pepper,
1: Garlic clove, minced
Dry breadcrumbs,
7: Sage leaves, minced
Oil for frying,
2 tbsp: Fresh parsley, chopped
SAUCE
2 cup: Peas, frozen or fresh
2 cup: Chicken broth,
1/4 cup: Olive oil,
2 cup: Canned tomatoes, sieved
1 small: Carrot, finely chopped
Salt,
1/2 medium: Onion, finely chopped
Pepper,
2 ounce: Pancetta, finely chopped
Directions:
Thaw and drain frozen peas, or cook and drain fresh ones.
Drain bread and squeeze into a soft pulp.
In a bowl, combine bread, beef, garlic, sage, parsley, cheese, and 1
egg and season with salt and pepper. Mix well until ingredients are
well blended.
Shape into small balls and flatten slightly. Dip into beaten eggs
and roll in dries breadcrumbs.
Heat one inch oil in a heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Place
a few polpette at a time in the hot oil. Cook until lightly golden
on both sides, 2-3 minutes. Place on paper towels to drain.
To prepare sauce, heat a medium pot over medium heat. Add oil,
carrot and onion and cook, stirring, until they begin to color, 2-3
minutes. Add pancetta and cook, stirring, until lightly golden, 2-3
minutes. Add broth and tomatoes and season with salt and pepper.
Bring sauce to a gentle boil, add the polpette, and reduce heat to
medium-low. Partially cover pot and cook until sauce has a medium
thick consistency, 7-8 minutes. Add peas and cook a few minutes
longer. Taste and adjust seasonings. Serve immediately.
~ Biba Caggiano "Trattoria Cooking"
Submitted By NICK LA ROCCA On 12-16-94
Source from luhu.jp
Drain bread and squeeze into a soft pulp.
In a bowl, combine bread, beef, garlic, sage, parsley, cheese, and 1
egg and season with salt and pepper. Mix well until ingredients are
well blended.
Shape into small balls and flatten slightly. Dip into beaten eggs
and roll in dries breadcrumbs.
Heat one inch oil in a heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Place
a few polpette at a time in the hot oil. Cook until lightly golden
on both sides, 2-3 minutes. Place on paper towels to drain.
To prepare sauce, heat a medium pot over medium heat. Add oil,
carrot and onion and cook, stirring, until they begin to color, 2-3
minutes. Add pancetta and cook, stirring, until lightly golden, 2-3
minutes. Add broth and tomatoes and season with salt and pepper.
Bring sauce to a gentle boil, add the polpette, and reduce heat to
medium-low. Partially cover pot and cook until sauce has a medium
thick consistency, 7-8 minutes. Add peas and cook a few minutes
longer. Taste and adjust seasonings. Serve immediately.
~ Biba Caggiano "Trattoria Cooking"
Submitted By NICK LA ROCCA On 12-16-94
Source from luhu.jp