Polpettine Alla Griglia (sicilian Lemon Grilled Meatballs)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 kg ground lamb or 1 kg veal
• 125 g ground pecorino siciliano cheese
• 1 cup breadcrumbs, soaked 3 minutes in milk and the excess squeezed out
• 3 eggs
• 2 tablespoons minced parsley
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• organically grown lemons or orange leaves, rubbed with olive oil
• grated lemon zest or lemons or orange juice

Recipe

• 1 combine all the ingredients except the leaves, and make many slightly flattened meatballs small enough that you can wrap each in a leaf (use a toothpicks or skewers to keep them rolled).
• 2 grill the meatballs until done and squeeze with lemon before serving. (the leaves are not edible, so you may wish to wrap the leaves in a manner that will be quick to unwrap.).