Meatballs: The Ultimate Guide - Food Wine Travel

Ingredients

• 800 ml (28 fl oz) milk
• 200 ml (7 fl oz) chicken stock
• 240 g (8½ oz) polenta (cornmeal)
• 80 g (2¾ oz/¾ cup) finely grated parmesan cheese
• 100 g (3½ oz) butter, cut into cubes
• truffle oil (optional)
• pinch of ground nutmeg, to taste (optional)
• 250 g (9 oz) dried porcini mushrooms
• warm water, for soaking
• olive oil
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 1 garlic clove, finely diced
• 1 celery stalk, finely diced
• 100 g (3½ oz) tomato paste (concentrated purée)
• 200 ml (7 fl oz) white wine
• 200 ml (7 fl oz) veal stock
• zest of 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoons freshly chopped flat-leaf (Italian) parsley
• 1 thyme sprig, leaves picked and finely chopped