Italian
Pumpkin Meatballs
by Manu Food · 60K subscribers on YouTube
Crispy pumpkin meatballs with a sweet and sour touch from raisins and pine nuts, served with pumpkin cream and gorgonzola sauce.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
15 items- 300 gPumpkinApproximately 300 g, weight not specified in the video; from video description.
- 1BreadcrumbsA fistful, previously soaked and squeezed.
- SaltTo taste, for drawing moisture from pumpkin and seasoning.
- Black Pepper(optional) — Mentioned in video description, not in transcript; optional to taste.
- Pine NutsQuantity not specified.
- Sultanina Grapes(optional) — Optional, for sweet and sour flavor.
- MozzarellaSome pieces; can also use caciocavallo.
- Grated BreadAdded gradually until desired consistency.
- FlourFor breading.
- EggsBeaten, for breading; can also use reserved egg whites.
- Panko (Pane Panco)Japanese breadcrumbs, for coating; regular breadcrumbs can be substituted.
- Seed OilFor frying; enough to deep-fry the meatballs.
- Pumpkin Cream(optional) — Optional serving suggestion.
- Salsa al Gorgonzola(optional) — Optional serving suggestion.
- Speck(optional) — Crispy, optional serving suggestion.
Method
- Clean the pumpkin and remove the skin with a knife.
- Cut the pumpkin into slices about 0.5 cm thick.
- Arrange the slices on a baking tray, sprinkle with salt to draw out moisture.
- Bake at 200°C for about 30 minutes.
- Mash the baked pumpkin using a meat tenderizer or potato masher.
- Add a fistful of breadcrumbs that have been previously soaked and squeezed out.
- Add pine nuts and raisins (optional) for a sweet and sour flavor.
- Add breadcrumbs gradually until the mixture is manageable and not too liquid.
- Cut some mozzarella or caciocavallo into small pieces and mix in.
- Shape the mixture into meatballs.
- Prepare a breading station: flour, beaten eggs (or the reserved egg whites), and panko breadcrumbs.
- Heat seed oil to frying temperature.
- Fry the meatballs until golden and crispy.
- Optionally, serve with a pumpkin cream, gorgonzola sauce, and crispy speck.
