Olive Ascolane (Stuffed Olives) Appetizer Ingredients
* 1 1/2 pounds of pork * 1 1/2 pounds of chicken breast * 1/2 cup of chopped green olives * 2/3 cup of parmesan cheese * 2 eggs, beaten * 1 lemon rind, grated * 1 teaspoon of freshly-grated nutmeg * 1 teaspoon of cinnamon * 1/2 teaspoon allspice * Salt to taste, be careful, the cheese and olives are salty
Preparation
Cook the pork and chicken breast in olive oil Remove cooked meats and ground it. Add the remaining ingredients to the ground meat mix Mix the ingredients into the meat and put into the refrigerator to cool for at least one hour. Remove the mixture from refrigerator and roll meat into balls about the size of a small walnut. Put half of an olive on each side of the rolled ball. Flour each ball, dip in beaten egg, then dip in unflavored bread crumbs. To cook them, fry them quickly in about 1/2 inch of olive oil until golden brown. Drain and serve. It is not important to cook them through because the meat has been cooked already.
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