Ingredients
- about 1 – 1/2 lbs of winter squash, sliced
- Parmesan cheese (q.b., ie, “quanto basta” or “as much as you need”) – about 1/2 c.
- 1 egg
- extra-virgin olive oil, q. b.
- bread crumbs, q. b (or about a cup)
- salt, pepper, q.b.
- fresh sage (about 5 – 6 leaves), finely-diced – and adjust to your own taste
- 2 slices of prosciutto, diced
- a few slices of smoked scamorza cheese – or feta cheese
Slice winter squash. Line baking tin with waxed paper and drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, a bit of diced sage. Place squash slices in baking dish and bake in oven for about 30 minutes at 400 F or until squash slices are soft. When squash slices soft, put in mixing bowl and mash. Whisk egg and add to mashed squash. Add bread crumbs and mix. Add finely-diced sage and mix. Stir in grated Parmesan and mix all well.
Dice scamorza and/of feta. Put olive oil in a dish and in another, prepare a mixture of bread crumbs and Parmesan in preparation for making the polpette. Form patties by hand, putting a bit of diced scamorza or feta in the mixture. Dip each polpetta in olive oil and then roll each in bread crumbs/Parmesan mixture. Arrange in baking tin, lined with waxed paper moistened with olive oil. Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes at 400 F. During the baking of the polpette, flip over so that both sides of the patties become crispy. Serve piping hot.
