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Cheese and Potato Polpettes

Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 1 kilo potatoes
  • 60 gram pecorino
  • 70 gram breadcrumbs
  • 2 eggs
  • bunch parsley
  • salt and pepper
  • flour for dusting
  • lemon for slicing

Instructions

  • Boil potatoes in a large pot until tender
  • Drain. In a large bowl, mash and cool
  • Add salt, pepper, cheese, parsley, eggs. Mix well.
  • Rest the bowl in fridge about 20 minutes
  • When rested, sprinkle a tray or large plate with flour
  • Roll up about a Tablespoon of mixture in your hands. Gently flatten. Repeat unil mixture is rolled up. Gently dust with a little flour
  • Heat a little oil in a non-stick pan, cook the polpettes about 2-3 mins, turn over and cook a firther couple of minutes. You can add more oil if it's all absorbed
  • Turn onto plate. Server hot with sliced lemon and more parsley to garnish