Learn how to make Italian meatballs "Polpetti" and discover 4 delicious ways to serve them. These are different from Japanese hamburg steaks in texture and aroma, and are easy-to-make, everyday Italian home cooking. Try this dish that can be enjoyed with various sauces!

Ingredients

Main Ingredients (8 servings)

  • Ground meat blend 800g
  • Eggs 2
  • Milk 100ml
  • Breadcrumbs 100g
  • Parmesan cheese 80g
  • Parsley (minced) (to taste)
  • Onion (minced) (to taste)
  • Garlic (minced) (to taste)
  • Onion (to taste)
  • Celery (to taste)
  • Pine nuts (to taste)
  • Raisins (to taste)
  • Green onions (to taste)

Seasonings

  • Salt 1.2% of meat weight
  • Frying oil (for deep frying) (to taste)
  • All-purpose flour (to taste)
  • [A] Strained tomatoes (to taste)
  • [A] Salt (to taste)
  • [B] Broth (to taste)
  • [B] Salt (to taste)
  • [C] White wine (to taste)
  • [C] Sugar (to taste)
  • [C] White wine vinegar (to taste)

Steps

  1. In a bowl, add ground meat blend 800g and salt (approx. 1.2% of meat weight).
  2. Add dry breadcrumbs 100g, grated Parmesan cheese 80g, 2 eggs, 100ml milk, and minced parsley (to taste). Mix well. **(Key Tip!)** Adding more liquid like milk will result in a softer texture.
  3. Wet your hands with water or a little oil, and roll the mixture into bite-sized balls.
  4. Cook the rolled polpetti in 4 different ways.
  5. (For Fritto all'Agrodolce) Lightly coat the polpetti with all-purpose flour (to taste) and tap off any excess.
  6. Heat enough frying oil (to taste) in a pot to cover the polpetti. Once the oil is hot, fry the flour-coated polpetti until cooked through. This is for the Agrodolce preparation.
  7. (For Tomato Sauce) In another pot, sauté minced onion (to taste) and minced garlic (to taste). Add strained tomatoes (to taste), a small amount of water, and salt (to taste) to make the tomato sauce.
  8. Lightly coat the polpetti for the tomato sauce with all-purpose flour (to taste), tap off excess flour, and then add them to the tomato sauce pot.
  9. Cover the pot and simmer the polpetti in the tomato sauce over low heat.
  10. (For Imbrodglio) In a separate pot, add broth (to taste) and add the polpetti directly, without coating them in flour.
  11. Add salt (to taste) to the broth, bring to a boil once, and skim off any scum.
  12. (For Fritto) Lightly coat another batch of polpetti with all-purpose flour (to taste), tap off excess flour, and then deep fry them in a pot with enough frying oil (to taste) until cooked through.
  13. Add green onions (to taste), cut into slits, to the broth stew after removing the scum.
  14. (For Agrodolce) In a separate frying pan, add onion (to taste) (cut slightly thickly) and celery (to taste) and sauté lightly.
  15. Add raisins (to taste) and pine nuts (to taste) to the sautéed onions and celery, and stir-fry further.
  16. Add white wine (to taste) and cook until the alcohol evaporates.
  17. Once the alcohol has evaporated, add sugar (to taste) and mix well until dissolved.
  18. Once the sugar is dissolved, add the polpetti that were fried earlier.
  19. Increase the heat and add white wine vinegar (to taste) in 2-3 portions, reducing it each time after the acidity has evaporated.

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