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Polpette di Bollito con Salsa Verde
by Fabrizio Sepe · 119K subscribers on YouTube
Polpette di bollito con salsa verde are a Roman tradition: tender meatballs made from boiled beef and hen, flavored with Parmesan and lemon zest, fried until golden, and served with a vibrant green sauce of parsley, capers, and gherkins.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
16 items- Beef Shankboiled
- Gallinaboiled
- 2 pcsStale Breadstale, from the day before
- Beef Brothused to soak the bread
- Lemon Zestzest
- Grated Parmigiano Reggianograted
- Saltto taste
- 3 pcsEggfor breading; also use the egg whites leftover from the sauce yolks
- Breadcrumbsbreadcrumbs for coating
- Prezzemolo Verdefresh green parsley
- Celery Heartcelery heart
- Desalted Capersdesalted, originally under salt
- Pickled Gherkinsgherkins in vinegar
- 1/2 pcsGarlichalf a clove
- Extra Virgin Olive Oilgenerous amount for sauce and frying
- 2 pcsEgg Yolksegg yolks for the sauce
Method
- Soak the stale bread in the beef broth until softened.
- In a bowl, combine the boiled meat (beef and hen), grated Parmesan cheese, lemon zest, and the soaked bread. Season with salt and mix well.
- Shape the mixture into small balls, pressing firmly. Place in the refrigerator to firm up.
- For breading, beat the eggs with a pinch of salt. Dip each meatball into the egg, then coat with breadcrumbs, pressing gently.
- For the salsa verde, place parsley, celery heart, desalted capers, gherkins, garlic, salt, and a generous amount of extra virgin olive oil in a blender. Process to a coarse paste.
- Add the egg yolks and more olive oil if needed, then blend again until emulsified. Set aside in the refrigerator for the flavors to meld.
- Heat oil for frying (deep-fryer or pot). Fry the meatballs for about 4 minutes until golden and cooked through.
- Drain on paper towels and serve with the salsa verde.
Fabrizio Sepe
Professional chefRestaurateur119K subscribers on YouTube66.7M total channel views👨🏻🍳 Chef e Oste Contemporaneo 🍽️ @letrezucche è la mia Bottega 📍Via G. Mengarini, 49 (RM) 📞 Info e prenotazioni: 0645429576 📩 Collab: fsepe71@gmail.com In elenco AGCOM
