Recipe for Turkey Meatballs - (Polpettone Di Tachino) 
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Yield:
6
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
8 slc day-old bread - (to 10) to yield 4 cups
of 1" cubes
2 lb ground turkey breast
1/4 lb prosciutto cut into 1/8" dice
1/2 lb fresh sweet Italian turkey sausage out of its skin
3 x eggs
1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano
1/2 cup pecorino divided
3/4 cup chopped Italian parsley divided
Several gratings nutmeg
8 tbl extra-virgin olive oil divided
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
1 cup Basic Tomato Sauce (see recipe)
Instructions:
Instructions: Soak the bread in water for 5 minutes, squeeze by hand to wring excess water, and add to turkey. Add the prosciutto, sausage, eggs, Parmigiano, 1/4 cup of the pecorino, 1/2 cup of the parsley, nutmeg and 4 tablespoons of the olive oil and mix lightly.

Season with salt and pepper and form the mixture into 3-inch balls. Place the balls on a sheet tray, cover with parchment and chill for 1 hour in the refrigerator.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

In a large, heavy-bottomed skillet, heat the remaining 4 tablespoons of oil to almost smoking and brown the meatballs in the oil on all sides. Add the Basic Tomato Sauce and the wine and bake for 30 minutes. Serve with the remaining pecorino and parsley.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

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