The parmesan meatballs or fritters are tasty spheres, easy to prepare with just two ingredients, perfect to serve with a mortadella mousse. Did you know that by combining grated Parmesan with two egg whites, you can make delightful meatballs perfect as an appetizer or for happy hour? With just two ingredients, you can prepare these fritters that you can choose to cook the traditional way by frying, or bake for a lighter version, or better yet, cook them in an air fryer for a quick and lighter cooking. A way to prepare these super flavorful meatballs that is not only easy but also waste-reducing because it’s a fantastic idea for using up leftover egg whites.
The preparation is very simple: mix the egg whites with the grated Parmesan until you get a compact mixture. With moist hands, shape small meatballs that you can fry or cook in the oven or air fryer at 350°F for 15 minutes. To accompany them, prepare a mousse with mortadella, ricotta, cream, and grated Parmesan.
A clever, waste-reducing preparation that is very quick to make even at the last minute, perfect for a gathering’s appetizer, to serve as an appetizer, or as a main dish alongside salads and seasonal vegetables. What are you waiting for? Try the parmesan and egg white meatballs and let us know what you think.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 12 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Air Frying, Frying, Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients for Preparing Parmesan Fritters (Parmesan Meatballs with Egg Whites)
- 2 egg whites
- 4 oz grated Parmesan
- extra virgin olive oil
- 5 oz mortadella
- 5 oz ricotta
- 1.75 oz grated Parmesan
- 1.36 tbsp cooking cream
Tools for Preparing Parmesan Fritters (Parmesan Meatballs with Egg Whites)
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Spoon
- 1 Mixer
- 1 Air Fryer
How to Prepare Parmesan Fritters (Parmesan Meatballs with Egg Whites)
Prepare the egg white and Parmesan fritters by first pouring the egg whites into a bowl and adding the grated Parmesan. Mix with a spoon until you get a compact, moldable mixture.
With moistened hands, form meatballs and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or directly in the air fryer basket, drizzling with some olive oil. Cook them in the already hot fryer at 350°F for 15 minutes, turning halfway through. Alternatively, you can bake them for double the time or fry them in a pan with plenty of oil until golden brown.
Prepare the mortadella mousse by placing mortadella cubes in the mixer with ricotta, grated Parmesan, and cream. Blend until you get a firm mousse.
Serve the egg white and Parmesan fritters with the mortadella mousse.
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You can store the Parmesan meatballs and the mortadella mousse in the fridge for a couple of days.
You can enrich the mixture with herbs and spices of your choice, such as chopped parsley, chives, basil, or paprika, turmeric, curry.
Besides the mortadella mousse, you can choose another sauce to accompany the meatballs such as a simple yogurt sauce or an avocado mayonnaise. Or you can prepare another savory mousse like a tuna mousse or a salmon mousse.
