Italian Meat Recipes - Corsican Meatballs (Polpette alla Corsica) Recipe

Ingredients

• 100 g/4 oz/1 cup fine cracked wheat

• 150 ml/2/3 cup boiling water

• 2 eggs, beaten

• Plain (all-purpose) flour, for dusting

• 400 g/14 oz/3 1/2 cups minced (ground) beef

• 2 onions, finely chopped

• 1 garlic clove, crushed

• 5 ml/1 tsp cayenne

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• Oil for shallow-frying

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Method:

1. Add the cracked wheat to the boiling water, stir and cook for 20 minutes. Leave to cool for 8-10 minutes and blend in the eggs.

2. Dust the hands with a little flour and divide the mixture into 8 balls. Flatten each ball to form a round and set aside.

3. Combine the beef, onions, garlic and cayenne and season with the salt and pepper.

4. Form into 8 balls slightly smaller than the cracked wheat balls. Flatten each one to form rounds in the same manner.

5. Place a meat round in the centre of each cracked wheat round and roll up into a sausage shape. Roll each one in a little flour.

6. Heat a little oil in a shallow pan and fry (sauté) the rolls for 6-8 minutes until they are golden and cooked through. Drain on kitchen paper and serve.