Baked stuffed Galletto Vallespluga

Put the chopped apple, pear and prunes in a bowl with brandy, salt and pepper. Mix with your hands and let it rest for 10 minutes. Lather Galletto with butter, salt and pepper (outside and inside), then stuff them with the fruit mixture, sage and rosemary. Put 4 table spoons of oil in a baking tray, rest the Galletto and all the leftover fruit on it. Put in the oven for 50 minutes at 180° C, periodically dripping juice from bottom of dish onto the Galletto.

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.

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.