Pork and Porcini “Burgers”

Name: Pork and Porcini “Burgers” (Polpette di Maiale e Porcini)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 6 to 8 sprigs flat-leaf Italian parsley; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; ¼ cup fine dry bread crumbs; ½ small clove garlic; 1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms; Salt; 1½ pounds ground pork; 1 ounce pancetta, thinly sliced; Freshly ground black pepper; 1 large egg; 2½ tablespoons butter; 3 tablespoons pine nuts

Polpette di Maiale e Porcini

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

Porcini, pine nuts, garlic, and parsley give these tasty pork patties a distinctly Italian flavor. As an alternative to breading and sautéing, omit the last two ingredients and cook on a hot grill. Serve either American style on a bun, or Italian style with crusty bread on the side.

Ingredients

1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms
½ small clove garlic
6 to

Europe
Italy
Burger
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat the oven to 325°F on convection heat, or 350° on regular bake.
Put the dried porcini in a medium bowl, cover with water, and soak for 15 minutes.
While the porcini are soaking, peel and finely chop the garlic. Finely chop enough of th