Italia a tavola-Firenze-Lemon meat balls

Polpettine al Limone

Lemon meat balls

Ingredients for 4 servings

14 oz of extra lean hamburger meat

2oz of grated Parmesan Cheese

1.5 oz of butter

1 egg

1 garlic clove finely chopped

1TbS of Italian parsley finely chopped

Flour

1 lemon (juiced)

Olive Oil, salt and pepper

In a bowl mix the meat with the egg, Parmesan cheese, garlic, salt pepper and let everything rest for about 1 hour.

After 1 hour prepare the polpette (meat balls) by rolling about ¼ cup of the seasoned meat in your lightly wet hands and rolling it into the flour; set on a plate until they are all done.  When the polpette are ready put them in a pan where you melted the butter in 2 TbS of oil. Cook at very low heat for about 30 minutes turning them over frequently; at this point add the lemon juice, raise the heat and as soon as the sauce starts boiling turn off the heat…they are ready to be served.

They go very well with a side of steamed vegetables.