Cooks in: 45mins
Levels: Easy
Serves: 6
List of Ingredients
- 1 1/4 LB. of boiled beef scraps
- 2/3 CUP of milk
- 4 1/2 OZ. of mortadella
- 3 1/2 OZ. of stale bread
- 1/2 CUP of Grana Padano cheese, grated
- 1/3 CUP of unsalted butter
- 1/3 CUP of clarified butter
- 4 of large eggs
- breadcrumbs
- salt
- pepper
- parsley
- all-purpose flour
Method
1
Soak the stale bread in milk for 15-20 minutes.
2
Meanwhile, chop the beef scraps and grind with a meat grinder together with the mortadella. Mix the ground meat with 2 eggs, the Grana Padano cheese, salt, freshly ground pepper and a chopped sprig of parsley.
3
Add the soaked bread and mix well. Form twenty slightly oblong meatballs weighing around 2 oz. each.
4
Place flour in a shallow bowl. Beat 2 eggs in a separate bowl and place breadcrumbs in a third shall bowl. Dredge the meatballs in flour, then the beaten eggs, and lastly the bread crumbs.
5
Heat the clarified butter in a skillet and add the meatballs. Pan-fry on both sides; add the unsalted butter while cooking. Serve to taste with a pinch of salt.