Name: Veal Meatballs in Broth (Polpettine in Brodo)
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: Salt; Pinch freshly grated nutmeg; 1 tablespoon milk; 1 slice white bread; 4 cups homemade meat broth; 6 ounces ground veal; 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus more for serving; 1 large egg

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

Since the broth is a principal ingredient here, a good homemade meat broth will make all the difference in this simple, comforting soup.

Ingredients

4 cups homemade meat broth
1 slice white bread
1

Method

Put the broth in a soup pot, cover, and bring to a boil over high heat. Lower the heat so that the broth simmers steadily.
Remove and discard the crust from the bread. Put the bread and milk in a small bowl.
Put the veal, egg, cheese, and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Mash the bread and milk together with your hands until it is a smooth pulp, then add it t