Neapolitan Meatballs: Polpette alla Napoletana

Name: Neapolitan Meatballs: Polpette alla Napoletana
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 710 milliliters day-old bread, cut into 1-inch cubes; 3 eggs, beaten; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 567 grams ground beef; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 1 bunch Italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 14 cup; 177 milliliters pecorino, grated; 1 teaspoons pepper; 59 milliliters pine nuts, toasted for 2 minutes in a 400 degree F oven; 1 teaspoons salt

Neapolitan Meatballs: Polpette alla Napoletana might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains around 25g of protein, 38g of fat, and a total of 478 calories. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour. If you have salt, pine nuts, pecorino, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the pepper you could follow this main course with the Easy Peppermint Dessert as a dessert.

Instructions

In a shallow bowl, soak the bread cubes in enough water to cover.

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Remove the bread cubes and squeeze by hand to wring excess moisture.

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In a large bowl, combine the bread, beef, eggs, garlic, pecorino, parsley, pine nuts, salt, and pepper and mix by hand to incorporate bread into meat. With wet hands, form the mixture into 12 to 15 meatballs, each of a size somewhere between a tennis ball and a golf ball.

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In a large, heavy-bottomed skillet, heat the oil until almost smoking.

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Add the meatballs, working in batches if necessary to avoid overcrowding the pan, and cook until deep golden brown on all sides, about 10 minutes per batch.

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Serve warm or at room temperature, note that Italians would rarely serve meatballs with pasta.

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