359. Carne all’Imperatrice

Empress Beef

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Pellegrino Artusi

Published 1998

  • About

The name is pretentious, but this dish is fine for a family luncheon. The amounts given here serve five people.

Ingredients

  • 500 grams (about 1 pound) of lean beef taken from the rump
  • 50 grams (about

Method

If you do not have a meat grinder, use a knife and a mortar to chop both the meat and the prosciutto very finely. Add the Parmesan cheese and the eggs, season the mixture with salt and pepper, and blend well. Then, using your wet hands, form a flat loaf two fingers high.

Put 30 grams (about