A treasured family recipe from Susan Trabucco (see accompanying article on page 14)
Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients:
- 1 lb chopped or ground beef
- 3 Tbs grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
- 2 Tbs chopped parsley
- 6 Tbs olive oil
- 3 eggs, slightly beaten
- 3 slices stale bread
- 1 clove garlic, chopped (I always use more!)
- salt and pepper to taste (if you don’t want to eat raw meat, 1 tsp of salt and ½ tsp of ground pepper is good)
- Flour
Instructions:
- Soak the bread in water for 5 minutes; squeeze dry. Mix thoroughly with meat, slightly beaten eggs, cheese, garlic, and parsley. (Yes, use your hands to mix.) Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Shape into balls about the size of a small egg; roll in flour; fry in hot olive oil about 10 minutes, crisping each side.
- Serve very hot; add sauce of your choice if you wish, but plain with grated Parmesan is darned good, too!