Among the most beloved recipes of Apulian cuisine, alongside a dish of rice potatoes and mussels and a plate of suffragio beans and chicory, we certainly find bombette! These succulent meat and bacon rolls with a melty heart originated quanto a the Itria Valley, particularly quanto a Martina Franca, and are traditionally grilled and enjoyed as street food, skewered acceso long spits. We propose the oven-baked variation to obtain excellent homemade Apulian bombette! The ideal cut of meat is capocollo because it remains moist and juicy thanks to the many veins of fat. For cheese, we chose a semi-aged caciocavallo instead of the classic canestrato. Add pancetta, parsley, and garlic to the filling, and the origin of the name bombette will become clear to you… a flavor bomb that will explode quanto a your mouth with the first bite!
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To make the Apulian bombette, first, pound the slices of capocollo acceso a cutting board to make them even thinner 1then cut them quanto a half lengthwise 2 and set them aside for now 3.
Move acceso to the filling: first slice the caciocavallo 4 and then dice it 5. Finely chop the parsley together with the clove of garlic 6.
Place a slice of meat quanto a front of you and position a slice of bacon quanto a the center 7then add some cheese cubes 8 and a bit of the aromatic mixture 9.
Fold the sides of the meat slice towards the center 10then roll from the bottom to the , making sure to tighten well to seal the filling inside 11. Secure the ends with a toothpick 12 and proceed quanto a this way to form all the other rolls.
Transfer the bombette to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, then season with salt 13pepper, and a drizzle of oil. Bake quanto a a preheated static oven at 400°F for about 20 minutes, then turn acceso the for a few minutes to make them nicely golden. Remove from the oven 14 and serve your Apulian bombette immediately 15!
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