Receta de crostini

Ingredientes

• 200 g – 7 oz. beef mince
• 200 g – 7 oz. pork mince
• 1 onion (– diced)
• 100 g – 3.5 oz. tomato concentrate
• 50 g – 1.75 oz. Parmigiano Reggiano (– finely grated)
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cloves
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 glass white wine
• Salt and pepper
• 1 large loaf of stale bread* (– sliced into 1 cm – 1/2 inch thick slices)
• Primosale cheese (– sliced into 0.5 cm – 1/4 inch thick slices)
• Egg whites (– lightly beaten)
• Flour and breadcrumbs (– mixed in equal proportions)
• Salt

Preparación

1. 1

   Heat the olive oil in a pot and sauté the diced onion until softened. Add the beef and pork mince, browning them well and breaking up any lumps with a wooden spoon.

2. 2

   Pour in the white wine and allow the alcohol to evaporate. Stir in the salt, pepper, bay leaves, cloves, tomato concentrate, and ½ glass of water. Cook for about 30 minutes, or until the sauce thickens.

3. 3

   Once the sauce has thickened, mix in the finely grated Parmigiano Reggiano and set the mixture aside to cool.

4. 4

   Slice the cheese and the bread into pieces of the same size. This will help make the crumb coating process easier.

5. 5

   Spread a generous tablespoon of the meat sauce onto each slice of bread, then top with a slice of cheese. Repeat for all the slices.

6. 6

   Dip each bread slice into the lightly beaten egg whites.

7. 7

   Coat them thoroughly with the flour and breadcrumb mixture.

8. 8

   Heat vegetable oil in a pan and shallow fry the bread slices, cheese-side down first to prevent the cheese from melting completely. Once golden, remove and serve hot.