Polpettonne May 1998

Ingredients

1 meatballs
1/2 lb beef
1/2 lb veal
4 slices bread soaked in water
1/2 onion
2 garlic
1 tbs parsley
1/2 tsp oregano
1 egg
4 slices ham
8 oz mozzarella
2 cups breadcrumbs
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
2 eggs with
4 tbs water
1 tomato sauce

Instructions

1. Squeeze water out of bread.

2. 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 1/2" thick

6. Coat with breadcrumbs pressing to adhere

7. Dip in the beaten eggs and coat with breadcrumbs again

8. 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. 10 Bake until cheeese has melted.