Name: Italian Fried Meatballs (Polpette Fritte Recipe)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 300 g ground beef (- ~10 oz ); 200 g ground pork (- ~7 oz ); 100 g stale bread (- 3.5 oz (you can also use fresh bread or about 3 slices of sandwich bread, crust removed)); 100 ml whole milk (- ½ cup); 2 medium eggs; 100 g grated Parmigiano Reggiano (- 1 cup); 1 garlic clove (- finely chopped); 2 tablespoons fresh parsley (- finely chopped); salt (- to taste); ground black pepper (- to taste); 1 liter peanut oil (- 4 cups, for frying); 100 g breadcrumbs (- 1 cup)

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Italian Fried Meatballs (Polpette Fritte Recipe)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 30m total

Servings

Calories

28% of a 2,000 cal day

566KCAL

Protein

27g55% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat41g

53%

Saturated13g

64%

Unsaturated28g

—

Total Carbs22g

Fiber1g

Total Sugars3g

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incl. Added Sugars2g

Starch18g

—

Sodium420mg

18%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Crispy Italian fried meatballs with beef and pork, served as an appetizer, side, or finger food. Golden and tender inside, a classic from Italian home cooking.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

300 gground beef — 10 oz
200 gground pork — 7 oz
100 gstale bread — 3½ oz, or fresh bread or sandwich bread
100 mlwhole milk — ½ cup
2medium eggs
100 ggrated Parmigiano Reggiano — 1 cup
1garlic clove — finely chopped
2 tbspfresh parsley — finely chopped
salt — to taste
ground black pepper — to taste
1 lpeanut oil — for frying, 4 cup
100 gbreadcrumbs — 1 cup

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Method

30m total

Read the method on Recipes from ItalySilvana Nava’s original page

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