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Guiseppina and Iole’s Pallotte

We spent a winter day in Trivento with longtime friends Giuseppina and Iole in Molise. They made two dishes for us, but one of Molise’s most beloved ones is pallotte. They're a cheesy, egg dumpling. They're so moreish, and can be eaten alone as a main meal or with other things. The one problem? You can’t stop at one….

Cook

45m

Ingredients

Method

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Step 1

Prepare the pallotte mixture. In a very large bowl, combine the grated cheeses and breadcrumbs. Add 10 eggs and mix well by hand. Add 3 more eggs, mixing again. Add the 14th egg and knead until the mixture is compact and uniform.

1 kg Grated cheese, mixed (e.g. Pamigo canestrato (cow’s milk), Rigatino (Lapi Rigato, cow’s milk), cow’s milk caciotta, aged about 20 day)

250–300 g Breadcrumbs

4–5 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil

Step 2

Shape the pallotte: With lightly damp hands, form round balls, about the size of a small orange. Keep them uniform so they cook evenly.

Step 3

Make the tomato sauce: In a very large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the pancetta and let it gently release its fat. Add the 1⁄2 onion and cook until soft and translucent. Pour in the tomato passata. Add enough water to make the sauce very liquid — thinner than a normal tomato sauce.

150 g Fresh pancetta

1/2 Onion

1.5–2 litres Tomato passata

Step 4

Cook the pallote by gently placing into the cold or just-warm sauce. Bring slowly to a gentle simmer. Cover the pot and cook for 30 minutes without stirring.

For

8

M

I

For the pallotte

1

kg

Grated cheese, mixed (e.g. Pamigo canestrato (cow’s milk), Rigatino (Lapi Rigato, cow’s milk), cow’s milk caciotta, aged about 20 day)

250–300

g

Breadcrumbs

For the tomato sauce

4–5

tbsp

Extra virgin olive oil

150

g

Fresh pancetta, chopped

1/2

Onion, finely chopped

1.5–2

litres

Tomato passata

Notes

They’re so moreish, and can be eaten alone as a main meal or with other things.

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Guiseppina and Iole’s Pallotte

We spent a winter day in Trivento with longtime friends Giuseppina and Iole in Molise. They made two dishes for us, but one of Molise’s most beloved ones is pallotte. They're a cheesy, egg dumpling. They're so moreish, and can be eaten alone as a main meal or with other things. The one problem? You can’t stop at one….

Cook

45m

Ingredients

Method

Turn cooking mode on

Step 1

Prepare the pallotte mixture. In a very large bowl, combine the grated cheeses and breadcrumbs. Add 10 eggs and mix well by hand. Add 3 more eggs, mixing again. Add the 14th egg and knead until the mixture is compact and uniform.

1 kg Grated cheese, mixed (e.g. Pamigo canestrato (cow’s milk), Rigatino (Lapi Rigato, cow’s milk), cow’s milk caciotta, aged about 20 day)

250–300 g Breadcrumbs

4–5 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil

Step 2

Shape the pallotte: With lightly damp hands, form round balls, about the size of a small orange. Keep them uniform so they cook evenly.

Step 3

Make the tomato sauce: In a very large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the pancetta and let it gently release its fat. Add the 1⁄2 onion and cook until soft and translucent. Pour in the tomato passata. Add enough water to make the sauce very liquid — thinner than a normal tomato sauce.

150 g Fresh pancetta

1/2 Onion

1.5–2 litres Tomato passata

Step 4

Cook the pallote by gently placing into the cold or just-warm sauce. Bring slowly to a gentle simmer. Cover the pot and cook for 30 minutes without stirring.

For

8

M

I

For the pallotte

1

kg

Grated cheese, mixed (e.g. Pamigo canestrato (cow’s milk), Rigatino (Lapi Rigato, cow’s milk), cow’s milk caciotta, aged about 20 day)

250–300

g

Breadcrumbs

For the tomato sauce

4–5

tbsp

Extra virgin olive oil

150

g

Fresh pancetta, chopped

1/2

Onion, finely chopped

1.5–2

litres

Tomato passata

Notes

They’re so moreish, and can be eaten alone as a main meal or with other things.

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Next

Made it?

Comments

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