"Napkin meatballs", recipe to eat outdoors

Napkin meatballs are an appetizer or starter that is prepared with old bread, egg, onion and bacon in a very peculiar way: inside a napkin. The recipe has its origin in Austro-Hungarian cuisine, where you can find various variants and names, such as Pajfal, Pálfy or Paifalský. It is very practical to be able to prepare a picnic meal with the previous day’s bread, but it is also a great accompaniment to meats and especially, it is combined with cream of mushroom sauces. Ingredients: 250 grams of dry bread 250 milliliters of cream 120 grams of wheat flour 100 milliliters of milk 50 grams of bacon 20 grams of butter 10 grams of breadcrumbs 1 egg and 1 yolk 1 onion 1 lemon Bread crumbs Parsley leaves Salt White pepper Preparation: Peel an onion and chop it finely together with some fresh parsley leaves. Reserve some parsley. Cut the bacon into small pieces and the bread into approximately 1 centimeter cubes. In a pan, fry the onion and bacon, add the chopped parsley. Reservation. Besides, combine the egg, the yolk, the milk and the cream in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper and reserve. Combine both preparations, add the lemon zest, breadcrumbs and flour. Mix carefully, without squeezing too much, cover with a napkin and let the dough rest for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, fill a saucepan with water and bring it to a boil to cook the meatball. Place a linen napkin on the counter, sprinkle on one side with butter and breadcrumbs, place the dough, press it with the napkin and carefully tie it at the ends. Tie the napkin with string and cook in boiling water for 45 minutes.Once the cooking time has passed, remove the meatball, open the napkin, spread it with butter, sprinkle breadcrumbs on top, and then chopped parsley. Let cool and rewrap in a clean napkin. Store in the refrigerator until ready to consume, or place it in a container to take on a picnic. Outdoors, the napkin meatball is very easy to eat. You simply have to open the napkin, cut into slices and accompany with the food that you have taken for the walk. Did you like this unusual recipe to take on a walk in the country? Leave us your comments and share it with your friends on your networks, so they can try some original napkin dumplings.