171. Pallottole di Semolino

Name: Pallottole di Semolino (Semolina Nuggets)
Ingredients: 4 deciliters (about 1-⅔ cups) of milk; 120 grams (about 4-¼ ounces) of semolina; 1 heaping tablespoon—the equivalent to 25 grams (about ⅘ of an ounce)—of potato flour; 1 whole egg; 15 grams (about ½ an ounce) of butter; 2 egg yolks; 1 heaping teaspoon of sugar; a dash of lemon zest

Semolina Nuggets

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well

By Pellegrino Artusi

Published 1998

About

To me it seems this fry always turns out very well, and rewards the labor it takes to grind it with a mortar and pestle.

Ingredients

120 grams (about 4-¼ ounces) of semolina
15 grams (about ½ an <

Main course
Vegetarian

Method

Cook the semolina in the milk with the sugar. When you remove it from the fire add the butter, lemon peel and a pinch of salt. When it has completely cooled, grind the mixture in a mortar together with the eggs: first the yolks, one at a time, and then the whole egg. At the end, add the potato flour, still grinding well with the pestle. Pour on a platter and then fry in a skillet one teaspoon a