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Polpete

The polpete are the delicious meatballs of the Italian cuisine, softer than the classic meatballs because they contain breadcrumbs moistened with milk.

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Last modified on: April 8^th 2023

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For 50 pieces, you will need:

1 6 slices bread
2 2 glasses Milk
3 1 lb + 5.1 oz minced beef
4 1 onion
5 parsley
6 0 kg 3 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
7 4 Eggs
8 8 tablespoons olive oil
9 2 shallots
10 4 bayleaves
11 2 sprigs thyme
12 2 cloves garlic
13 1 lb + 5.1 oz peeled and chopped tomatoes
14 salt
15 pepper

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
30 min.	1 hour	21 min.	1 hour 51 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Making the meat balls

Remove the crust from 6 slices bread (use it in another recipe), put the crumb only in a bowl and sprinkle it with 2 glasses Milk.

Let it soak in.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

In the meantime, in a salad bowl, pour 1 lb + 5.1 oz minced beef, 1 onion finely chopped and parsley also chopped.

Salt and pepper.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Add the milk-soaked bread, squeezed between your hands, grated 0 kg 3 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano) and 4 Eggs.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Mix thoroughly.

You can do it with a mixer, or simply by hand...

Stage 5

...until you get...

Stage 6 - 1 hour

...a homogeneous mixture.

Let rest 1 hour in the refrigerator if possible.

Stage 7 - 10 min.

Shape them into balls and place them on a baking sheet, possibly protected by a sheet of baking paper.

If you don't use them right away, you can freeze them at this stage: put the baking sheet in the freezer, and when the balls are frozen, transfer them to a closed plastic freezer bag.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Cooking

In a large frying pan over medium heat, pour in 8 tablespoons olive oil and when it is hot add the dumplings, just brown them on each "face".

Put on hold in a plate

Stage 9 - 1 min.

In the same pan, add a little olive oil, then chopped 2 shallots, 4 bayleaves, 2 sprigs thyme, 2 cloves garlic, salt and pepper.

Cook for 1 minute, without browning.

Stage 10 - 10 min.

Pour in 1 lb + 5.1 oz peeled and chopped tomatoes, add more salt and pepper, and let thicken gently for about 10 minutes.

Stage 11 - 5 min.

Add the previously set aside meatballs, sprinkle with tomatoes and let them warm up slowly.

Stage 12 - 2 min.

Just before serving, remove and discard thyme, garlic clove and bay leaves.

Check seasoning.

Stage 13

Serve the polpete with the side dish of your choice, in this case white rice, and a generous helping of tomato puree.

Remarks

In principle, popete is beef, but you can also put several meats together: beef + pork for example, or beef + veal.

Pecorino instead, or with it, Parmesan is also a very good option.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the refrigerator, protected by a stretch film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4,336 Kcal or 18,154 Kj	612 gr	3,506 gr	359 gr
217 %	236 %	331 %	54 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
187 Kcal or 783 Kj	26 gr	151 gr	15 gr
9 %	10 %	14 %	2 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
87 Kcal or 364 Kj	12 gr	70 gr	7 gr
4 %	5 %	7 %	1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 50 pieces : 14.33 €
Per piece : 0.29 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Peeled and chopped tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Polenta parmentier, Sunday night pasta, Sausages with baked beans, French style, Chicken "cantina", ... All
	Minced beef: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gratin Parmentier, Italian style gratin, Hamburgers, Chicano burger, Algerian brik rolls, ... All
	Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Vegetable tian, Creamy risotto with vegetables , Pea risotto "Mantecare", Potimarron and Parmesan tart, Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Coq au vin, Hummus, Lille style chicken, Tomato omelette, Potimarron (chestnut pumpkin) "au gratin", ... All

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