Pallotte Cacio e Ova
by Cucina con Simone · 162K subscribers on YouTube
Traditional cheese and egg balls from Abruzzo, made with stale bread, pecorino and caciotta cheese, fried and simmered in a simple tomato sauce.
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
10 items- Stale BreadStale bread, enough to make about 2 cups of breadcrumbs
- 100 gPecorinoGrated or in pieces to blend with the bread
- CaciottinaOne small caciotta cheese
- ParsleyA handful of fresh parsley
- 1 pcsEggStart with one, add a second if the dough is too dry
- Tomato PassataApproximately 400 ml for the sauce
- 1 pcsGarlicOne clove, core removed
- BasilA few fresh leaves for the sauce and garnish
- Extra Virgin Olive OilFor the sauce and part of the frying oil mixture
- Sunflower OilFor frying, mixed 50:50 with olive oil
Method
- Cut stale bread into pieces and grind in a mixer to obtain fine breadcrumbs.
- Add 100 g of pecorino cheese and one small caciotta cheese along with some parsley to the mixer and blend until well combined.
- Crack one egg into the mixture and blend. If the dough is too dry, add a second egg one at a time.
- Shape the mixture into smooth balls (pallotte) of your desired size.
- Prepare the tomato sauce: heat a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil in a pan, add a garlic clove (core removed), sauté briefly, then add tomato passata and a few basil leaves. Simmer gently.
- For frying, mix sunflower oil and extra virgin olive oil in a 50:50 ratio in a deep pan.
- Fry the balls a few at a time in the hot oil (about 160–170°C) until golden brown on all sides. Do not overcrowd the pan.
- Remove the fried balls and drain on paper towels.
- Transfer the fried balls to the tomato sauce and cook together over medium heat for about 2 minutes.
- Serve the pallotte on a plate, garnished with fresh basil leaves.
Cucina con Simone
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