Polpettine

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    120

    meatballs
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Peace, Love, and Pasta: Simple and Elegant Recipes from a Chef's Home Kitchen

By Scott Conant

Published 2021

  • About

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds (910 g) prime beef chuck, ground
  • 2 tablespoons

Method

Put the ground chuck, parsley, soaked white bread, ricotta, garlic, Parmigiano, oregano, and eggs in a large bowl and mix well with a wooden spoon, or with your hands using food-safe gloves. Season with salt and pepper. (You can also test cook a small patty to taste for seasoning and adjust from that.)

Scoop out a small amount of meatball mixture and roll into small balls, about the siz