Beef Birds: Uccelletti Scappati

Ingredients

• 12 (3/4-inch) thick slices of eye-round beef
• 12 slices prosciutto
• 12 sage leaves
• 12 slices Italian round peasant bread, cut into cubes
• 1/2 pound pancetta, cut into 1-inch cubes
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

Preheat the grill or broiler.

Cover each slice of beef with a slice of prosciutto, place a sage leaf in the middle of each slice of prosciutto, and roll up, securing the rolls on wooden skewers, alternated with chunks of bread and pancetta cubes. Brush the meat with the olive oil, season with salt and pepper and cook on the grill or under the broiler until the beef is cooked through.