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Meat Rolls with Beans: Involtini con Fagioli
Recipe copyright Mario Batali, 2002. All rights reserved.

Ingredients
1/4 pound pancetta, finely chopped
1 1/2 pounds dried large beans, like peeled favas, soaked overnight and drained
1 clove garlic, sliced, plus 1 clove, sliced
1 bunch Italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 cups canned, peeled, tomatoes, and their juices, finely chopped
Salt and pepper
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil plus 1/4 cup
1/4 pound mushrooms, fresh porcinis, chanterelles, shiitakes, dried porcinis
1/2 pound ground veal
1/2 pound ground pork

1/2 cup freshly grated caciocavallo or pecorino Romano
1 egg
3 pounds veal shoulder, sliced and pounded
All-purpose flour, for frying

Directions
In a dutch oven, place the pancetta and cook over
medium heat until most of the fat is rendered. Add the beans, 1 clove garlic, and
half of the parsley and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Cook
for 5 minutes, until the onion is softened, then add the tomatoes, and salt and
pepper, to taste.

In a separate skillet, heat 1/4 cup oil over high heat and add the mushrooms. Cook
over very high heat until they begin to get browned and crisp, then add 1 clove

garlic and a pinch of parsley. Remove from heat and set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the ground veal, pork, grated cheese, egg, salt, and
pepper, to taste, and, once they have cooled, the cooked mushrooms. Mix these
ingredients well and divide evenly among the slices of veal, placing a portion in
the center of each slice. Season with salt and pepper, and roll each slice up,
securing with butcher's twine. Dust each roll with flour.

In a separate skillet, heat the remaining olive oil over high heat and add the
rolls, working in batches to avoid overcrowding the pan. Brown the rolls on all
sides, then add to the simmering bean and tomato sauce, and simmer for 20 minutes.
Season the sauce with salt and pepper and serve the rolls with sauce drizzled on
top.