Polpettone di Vitello al Sedano

Veal Loaf With Celery

Preparation info
  • For

    4 to 6

    Persons
    Appears in
    Marcella's Italian Kitchen

    By Marcella Hazan

    Published 1986

    • About

    Ingredients

    • 2 ounces pancetta or bacon
    • ½ cup leaves from the tops of the celery heart

    Method

    1. In a food processor, or by any other method, chop the pancetta or bacon together with the celery leaves and bay leaves. Chop to a very fine consistency, making sure no long, sharp bits of bay leaf remain.
    2. Combine the chopped pancetta or bacon mixture with the ground meat, adding an egg, about 1