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Presentation

Second course consisting of meatballs prepared with ground turkey, mortadella, egg, parmigiano reggiano DOP. Salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil and bay leaves.

Ingredients

for about 22 meatballs

300g of minced turkey meat

60 g of mortadella (or cooked ham)

1 medium egg

2 tablespoons of parmigiano reggiano

salt

pepper

extra virgin olive oil

8-10 bay leaves

Preparation

In a large bowl add the minced meat, the creamed mortadella, the egg, the parmigiano , the salt and if you like a sprinkling of pepper:

Knead until you obtain a smooth mixture:

If you want to prepare baked turkey meatballs:

Place some baking paper, 1 tablespoon of oil and a few bay leaves in a baking dish.

Make the meatballs and as you prepare them, arrange them in the baking dish:

Add a few more bay leaves to the pan and a drizzle of oil that just covers all the meatballs:

Cook in a very hot oven at 180° for about 25′ – 30′, taking care every now and then to open and distribute the sauce deposited on the bottom over the surface of the meatballs.

If you want to prepare the turkey meatballs in a pan: proceed in the same way indicated above, cooking the meatballs for about 15 minutes on a high heat without a lid, taking care to turn them continuously.

If you want to prepare fried turkey meatballs: after making the meatballs with the help of the two spoons, quickly pass them in the flour (just one very quick pass), sprinkle the excess flour and fry in plenty of sunflower seed oil.

The meatballs are ready to be served with a sprinkling of freshly ground pepper.

Allergens

Egg : included among the allergens in the Community Regulation 1169/2011

Parmigiano Reggiano DOP : milk allergens

Pepper : possible cross-reactivity in case of spice intolerance

Laurel : possible individual allergy

Sunflower : possible reaction in case of allergy to Asteraceae (Ambrosia, Chrysanthemum, Daisy)

Notes

• If necessary, present the meatballs to the child and then mash them even just with a fork to encourage their intake.
• When intended for children, make the ingredients uniform in size, making them homogeneous when presented.

Safety / Intended Use

• Intended for subjects suffering from Anorexia – Weight loss and Xerostomia (dry mouth)
• In the presence of Dysphagia (problems with chewing and swallowing) present the child with whole meatballs and then crush them or cut them into small pieces of uniform size.
• With caution based on roughness, acidity and pungency in case of mucositis (inflammation and lesions of the oral cavity)
• Not recommended in case of Nausea and Vomiting
• Product to be prepared under strict hygienic conditions