Artusi doesn't say why these tasty, meaty fried tidbits are Roman, but they will be quite nice as an antipasto or to perk a failing appetite at mid-meal.
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About Ferragosto and other recipes for the occasion.
Grind the meat, using the sauce it cooked in to soften the ground meat. Should the sauce not prove sufficient, add a drop of broth, and finally, an egg yolk to bind it. Remember, however, that the mixture should be stiff.
Now take some unsweetened wafers of the kind used for communion and cut them into 1 inch squares, like those pharmacists use for dispensing medicines (In Artusi's day pharmacists used presine, which were one-inch square wafers, to dispense liquid medicines. The daily dose would be put in the center of the wafer, which the patient then ate).
Whip an egg and the remaining white, brush a wafer with the yolk, and dust it with breadcrumbs. Put a teaspoonful of the meat mixture on the wafer, and cover it with another wafer that has only been dusted with breadcrumbs on the outside. Repeat the operation till the meat has been used up.
Fry the wafers in hot oil or lard and serve them as an entremet. Using a half-pound of meat, you will get about 20 of these tidbits.
See Also
About Ferragosto and other recipes for the occasion.
Ingredients
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- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 70 minutes
Preparation
Mince a little onion and set it to cook in some butter; when it's lightly browned add a slice of lean milk fed veal, seasoning it with salt and pepper. When the meat has browned, sprinkle it with Marsala and cook it till it's done.Grind the meat, using the sauce it cooked in to soften the ground meat. Should the sauce not prove sufficient, add a drop of broth, and finally, an egg yolk to bind it. Remember, however, that the mixture should be stiff.
Now take some unsweetened wafers of the kind used for communion and cut them into 1 inch squares, like those pharmacists use for dispensing medicines (In Artusi's day pharmacists used presine, which were one-inch square wafers, to dispense liquid medicines. The daily dose would be put in the center of the wafer, which the patient then ate).
Whip an egg and the remaining white, brush a wafer with the yolk, and dust it with breadcrumbs. Put a teaspoonful of the meat mixture on the wafer, and cover it with another wafer that has only been dusted with breadcrumbs on the outside. Repeat the operation till the meat has been used up.
Fry the wafers in hot oil or lard and serve them as an entremet. Using a half-pound of meat, you will get about 20 of these tidbits.