Italia a Tavola-Fried Chicken Meat balls

Crocchette di Pollo

Fried Chicken Meat balls

Ingredients for 4 servings

7 oz. Left over chicken meat (boiled or roasted)

2oz of cooked ham

4oz of mushrooms (Portobello, shitake, crimini)

1 or 2 eggs

1 TbS of flour

2TbS of Milk

Bread Crumbs

Butter, Salt and Pepper

¼ cup of minced fresh parsley

Remove skin and bones from the left over meat add the ham and chopped it well with a cleaver or a large knife.  Mince the mushrooms and stir fry them in a bit of butter until soft (about 20 minutes)

Mix the flour with the milk and a pinch of salt to obtain a sauce of the consistency of pancake batter.

Put all the ingredients in a bowl (except the eggs) adjusting the salt and pepper add the first egg and mix very well; if the meat seems too dry, add another egg.

Form balls of the size of a large egg and roll them in the bread crumbs.  Fry them in some olive oil and serve them hot with lemon juice, and a green salad. 

A delicious way to use leftovers!