Name: Uccelletti scappati (Beef birds)
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: pepper; salt; 1 tablespoon lard, or 2 tablespoons medium-fruity extra-virgin olive oil; 12 slices prosciutto, both fat and lean; 24 sage leaves; 1¾ ounces (50 g) slab pancetta, or 1½ ounces (40 g) lardo; 12 slices beef, each about 3 ounces (80 g ), about 3½ inches (9 cm) long, and ¾ inch (2 cm) wide; 3 slices casereccio bread

Preparation info

Makes
6
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Popes, Peasants and Shepherds

By Oretta Zanini de Vita

Published 2013

About

These skewers are excellent cooked on a grill over a moderate fire.

Ingredients

3 slices casereccio bread
1¾ ounces (50 g)

Method

Cut the bread and pancetta into cubes. Pound the beef slices lightly with a meat tenderizer to flatten a little. Trim the prosciutto slices to the same size as the meat slices. Lay a slice of prosciutto on each meat slice and top with a sage leaf. Roll up each meat slice and secure closed with a toothpick.

Thread the meat rolls onto wooden skewers, alternating them with the bread and pa