Italian supplì
I'm pretty sure everyone knows what a meatball is....the round balls of meat that get served with spaghetti? Yah, that thing. But it's a lot harder to find someone that knows what supplì are. Long story short, supplì are Italian snacks that are breaded and fried rice balls (normally using risotto) with mozzarella in the middle (similar to arancini or arancine, if you know what those are).
SO I'm at my boyfriend's apartment one night and realize how lacking the fridge/pantry is of ingredients...again. You'd think he'd learn by now? Anyway, I scrounge for something low-carb to make and end up with ground turkey breast (click here to find out why I get ground breast meat, specifically), cheese, panko (Japanese bread crumbs), and stuff from the spice rack, and I ended up turning out this random recipe for what I think would be the result if a meatball and a supplì got together and had a baby. In essence, it's a turkey meatball with cheese in the middle that's been breaded in panko and baked instead of fried....with a little tomato sauce on the side.
SO I'm at my boyfriend's apartment one night and realize how lacking the fridge/pantry is of ingredients...again. You'd think he'd learn by now? Anyway, I scrounge for something low-carb to make and end up with ground turkey breast (click here to find out why I get ground breast meat, specifically), cheese, panko (Japanese bread crumbs), and stuff from the spice rack, and I ended up turning out this random recipe for what I think would be the result if a meatball and a supplì got together and had a baby. In essence, it's a turkey meatball with cheese in the middle that's been breaded in panko and baked instead of fried....with a little tomato sauce on the side.
Turkey Supplì-Meatballs
Ooey-gooey cheese on the inside! XD
Makes 10-12 meatballs
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
- 20oz. ground turkey breast
- 1 slice whole grain bread, toasted (optional) and broken into crumbs
- 3 tbsp liquid egg substitute (or 1 large egg)
- 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp dried parsley
- 2 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper, fresh ground preferable
- 3/4 C panko (may need more)
- 2oz. mozzarella or melty cheese of choice (or 3 slices if you have pre-sliced cheese)
For simple sauce:
- 1 (10oz.) can tomato sauce
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- Pepper, to taste
Directions: Click on the images to left to enlarge them
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Photo: http://www.manusmenu.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1-Suppli-4-1-of-1.jpg
Photo: http://www.manusmenu.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1-Suppli-4-1-of-1.jpg