Polpette recipe

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These nutritious homemade meatballs are the perfect meal to make on a Sunday afternoon and freeze for weeks to come! This is another tried and true simple, flavorful and mouthwatering recipe from my Nonna.

Polpette in bianco like mamma used to make, a timeless meatball recipe done in a white sauce, hence the name polpette in bianco. Craving an Italian meatball? These always deliver, from the moist luscious interior, to the lovely caramelized surface. A true crowd pleaser.

Featured in my cookbook, “Heirloom Kitchen: Heritage Recipes and Family Stories from the Tables of Immigrant Women” (Harper Design, 2019), this polpette recipe comes from my grandmother’s Calabrian kitchen. The sugo di pomodoro, or tomato sauce, delivers complex flavor, serving as the poaching liquid for the delicate meatballs and as an essential ingredient in the meatballs themselves, adding both flavor and juiciness. Lightened further with milk and Italian bread crumbs, the meatballs are…

Simple and light, everyone has his or her own infallible family recipe with which to prepare meatballs to be cooked in sauce, which besides being a second course loved especially by children, make the sauce superlative, both for scarpetta and for dressing pasta!

Polpette di Melanzane (Eggplant Meatballs without Meat) are a delicious, meatless alternative to your traditional meatball recipe. Moist and flavorful with the fresh, bright flavor of fresh basil, sharp Pecorino Romano cheese and garlic, these Polpette di Melanzane lack none of the heartiness and have all of the savoriness of its beef cousin.⁠ Your whole family will enjoy these tender “meatballs” that pair perfectly with your favorite pasta, vegetable side, crusty bread, or fork heading…

Polpette di pane are meatless meatballs made from bread, egg, parsley, milk, and cheese and simmered in a garlicky marinara.

These nutritious homemade meatballs are the perfect meal to make on a Sunday afternoon and freeze for weeks to come! This is another tried and true simple, flavorful and mouthwatering recipe from my Nonna.

Polpette al Sugo - Juicy Italian meatballs in a rich tomato sauce. This traditional Italian recipe is perfect for a family Sunday dinner, easy to follow and packed with flavour. Serve with plenty of crusty bread to mop up every last drop of sauce (fare la scarpetta!).