Polpettone Genovese

Ingredients:

350 g string beans
1 big potato (or 3 medium)
1 big onion (or 2 medium)
100 g grated parmigiano cheese
3 eggs, lightly beaten (use vegetarian eggs for vegetarian version)
2 tsp olive oil
1 tsp garlic powder
2.5 tsp salt or to taste
bread crumb, oregano and olive oil for topping

Method:

Boil string beans, potato and onion until solften, drain and pat dry with kitchen towel.

Finely chop the string beans, put aside.

Peel the potato and mash with onion, put aside.

In a large bowl, mix chopped string beans, mashed potato-onion, cheese, eggs, oil, garlic powder and salt to form paste.

Pour the paste mixture into a lightly greased baking pan (28 cm in diameter).

Top with a layer of bread crumb, dash with oregano and oil.

Bake in preheated oven at 200 °C for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center, comes out clean.

Remove from oven and let cool completely.