Aspic di Galletto Vallespluga

Cut the vegetables in large pieces and boil in a large saucepan. Add the Galletto and cook for 45 minutes. Remove the Galletto, let it cool and bone it.

Put the boned Galletto, cooked vegetables and a small ladle of the remaining broth in a food processor and blend.
Next, soak the bread in the milk, squeezing off excess liquid. Add the egg, parsley, salt, pepper and Parmesan cheese to the bread and mix well.

Put both the Galletto and the bread mixture into a bowl. Grease hands so that the mixture does not stick to fingers. With your hands, form the compound into balls and roll them in semolina flour.
Pour the oil into a pan and bring it to the right temperature (dip the handle of a wooden spoon in the oil. When bubbles form around the handle, the oil is ready for browning the meatballs). Brown the meatballs well; they should be golden. Wipe the excess oil on a paper towel. Serve hot.

Children will love these meatballs and at the same time they will get their share of healthy Galletto and vegetables.

This cold dish can be prepared the day before and can be used as a starter. However, served with a good salad it can be considered a main dish, as done in France.

To make the broth, use a large pot to boil the Galletto with 1 carrot, 1 onion and 1 stick of celery for about 40 minutes. In the meantime, steam the carrots, green beans and peas and soak the gelatin in cold water.

When the broth is finished, remove the Galletto, bone them and cut into pieces. Strain the remaining hot broth and dissolve the gelatin (squeezing off the excess water) in the broth. Let the broth slightly cool.

Next, take a bread mold and pour in 1/3 of the cooled broth and put it in the fridge for 30 minutes. Retrieve the mold and evenly add a layer of the steamed peas, green beans and carrots to cover it completely. Over the vegetables add the pieces of Galletto with a sprinkling of chopped herbs. On top, add another 1/3 of the broth, then put the mold back in fridge for 30 minutes. Retrieve it and add the remaining vegetables and a sprinkling of chopped herbs and pour the remaining broth to fill the mold. Put in the fridge for another 3 hours.

To remove the mixture from the mold immerse the mold in boiling water for one minute and then turn it upside down on a serving platter.

After it has been kept at room temperature for about 30 minutes, cut into slices and serve with a drizzle of olive oil.

This is one of many recipes which combines the delicate taste of the Galletto with typical mediteranean flavours.
Cut the Galletto in half and brown in a pan with the oil and finely chopped onion. Season with salt and add the aromatic herbs, garlic, if desired, and chopped peppers (1 pepper for each Galletto).

Continue to cook over a low heat in a covered pan. Finally, add the stock or wine to prevent the juices from drying. Serve with boiled rice or mashed, creamed potatoes.