Catholic Recipe: Skewered Beef Roman Style
INGREDIENTS
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons grated Romano cheese
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- salt, pepper
- 4 slices white bread
- 1 pound mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 pound prosciutto
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
Details
Serves: 6
Other Ingredients:
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Difficulty: ★★★☆
Cost: ★★★☆
For Ages: 15+
Origin: Italy
Food Categories (2)
Feasts (7)
Also Called: Spiedini alla Romana
Here are some Roman style shish kebobs. Using meatballs, bread, cheese and prosciutto these skewers are battered and fried in oil.
Although St. Anthony of Padua was a native of Lisbon, Italians especially love this saint.
DIRECTIONS
Mix thoroughly beef, eggs, Romano cheese, 1/2 cup bread crumbs, garlic, parsley, salt, pepper. Shape into oblongs 2 inches by 1 inch.
Thread 12 8-inch skewers, alternating meat, bread squares, mozzarella, prosciutto, cut in 1-inch squares; reserve.
Beat eggs thoroughly in deep oblong dish. Place flour, bread crumbs at opposite ends of large flat board. Dip skewers in flour, egg, bread crumbs, in that order. Fry 5 minutes on each side in extremely hot oil. Serve on skewers.
Recipe Source: Catholic Cookbook, The by William I. Kaufman, The Citadel Press, New York, 1965Saturday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Januarius, Bishop & Martyr; Ember Saturday
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Januarius (d. 304). Very little is known about this martyr saint. He was Bishop of Benevento in Campania. He died near Naples, about the year 304, martyred under the persecution of Emperor Diocletian. Around the year 400 the relics of St. Januarius were moved to Naples,…
