Stuffed Onions: Cipolle Ripiene

Name: Stuffed Onions: Cipolle Ripiene
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 amaretti (almond) cookie, crushed; 2 Tbsps butter; 1 large egg; 1 Tbsp grappa; 4 thin breadsticks, crushed; 113 grams ground veal; 1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg; 4 larges onions; 118 milliliters grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 57 grams proscitto cotto, cut into thin matchsticks

Stuffed Onions: Cipolle Ripiene might be just the side dish you are searching for. One serving contains 217 calories, 13g of protein, and 12g of fat. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. If you have grappa, onions, proscitto cotto, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 25 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Bring 6 quarts water to a rolling boil and add 2 tablespoons salt.

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Water

Salt

In a 12-inch saucepan, heat the butter over a medium flame until it foams.

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Add the veal and the prosciutto and cook until golden brown, about 5 to 7 minutes. Set aside.

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Prosciutto

Veal

Peel the onions and carefully drop in the boiling water. Cook until the onions are tender but still retain their shape, about 25 to 30 minutes.

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Onion

Water

Drain the onions and set aside to cool.

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Onion

Once the onions are cool enough to handle, cut them in half cross-wise, and carefully remove the very center from each half of the onion. This will create pocket for the stuffing. Repeat with remaining onions.

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Stuffing

Onion

Crack 1 egg, and, using a wooden spoon, mix the egg into the cooled meat mixture. Salt and pepper, to taste, add 3 tablespoons Parmigiano and a pinch of nutmeg and mix until well combined.

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Salt And Pepper