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Yield:
1 Servings
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
FOR THE MEATBALLS ----------------
1/2 lb Ground beef
1/2 lb Ground veal
3 slc White bread, soaked in water (up to 4)
1/2 x Onion, grated
2 x Cloves garlic, crushed
1 tbl Chopped parsley
1/2 tsp Oregano
1/4 tsp Cumin
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 x Egg, optional
----------------- STUFFING ----------------
4 slc Ham or prosciutto
8 oz Grated mozzarella, or more
----------------- TO COAT ----------------
2 cup Fresh bread crumbs
1/2 cup Grated parmesan cheese
2 x Eggs beaten with 4 tbs water
Instructions:
Instructions: 1. Squeeze water out of bread.

2. Mix all the meatballs ingredients

3. Divide the meatball mixture into 8 parts

4. Shape each into a steak and top each steak with 1 slice ham, 1 oz mozzarella or more

5. Top each steak with another in such a way that you have the stuffing well enclosed and they look like hamburger 1/2" thick

6. Coat with bread crumbs pressing to adhere

7. Dip in the beaten eggs and coat with bread crumbs again

8. Fry in the olive oil/ oil mixture. Drain in paper towels

9. Place " steaks " in a baking dish, top with the rest of the mozzarella and tomato sauce.

10 Bake until cheese has melted.

Serving Ideas : serve with pasts and more tomato sauce

NOTES : You may add herbs such as basil or chopped rosemary to the stuffing. This is real good stuff!

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