{"id":17003,"date":"2013-07-31T20:10:54","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T18:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laragazzacolmattarello.com\/eggplant-and-ham-meatballs-with-a-burgos-cheese-center-and-honey-and-pepper-sauce\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T11:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T09:19:57","slug":"eggplant-and-ham-meatballs-with-a-burgos-cheese-center-and-honey-and-pepper-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laragazzacolmattarello.com\/en\/eggplant-and-ham-meatballs-with-a-burgos-cheese-center-and-honey-and-pepper-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Eggplant and ham meatballs, with a Burgos cheese center and honey and pepper sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have decided. These eggplant and ham meatballs with their honey and pepper yogurt sauce have just become the new trendy appetizer in my house, until we get sick of them: They turned out waaaay too goooood…<\/p>\n

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I was already familiar with “le polpette di melanzane,” very typical of southern Italy, but since eggplants go so well with ham (and it just so happened that I had half a package in the fridge that was dying of neglect), I thought they could keep each other company right inside the meatball. I decided on the surprise of the Burgos cheese following very personal tastes.<\/p>\n

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Someone else might have used a slightly stronger cheese, but it seemed to me that, since the ham and eggplant already had plenty of “power,” finding something milder in the middle would be more interesting. Don’t be lazy and leave things half-done.<\/p>\n

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Although they are also good without the sauce, it is worth preparing it, because it is made in 5 minutes and provides a sweetness and a spicy kick that make it go from a “good, so good, I’ll have another” appetizer to the star of the table, which disappears while the other appetizers next to it are still untouched.<\/p>\n

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