2 ascolana Recipes

a lb (400 g) of very l rge mild olives, p cked in brine (if you buy them pitted you won tsp h ve to do it yourself), fresh mild pork sausage, ground veal, meat broth (bullion is fine), diced cured lard (buy this from a delicatessen, or use pancetta or prosciutto fat), fine bread crumbs (this will likely be about 2 1/2 cups), dry white wine, freshly grated parmigiano (see note ), eggs, flour, unsalted butter, minced parsley, a pinch of freshly ground nutmeg, oil for frying

jumbo italian olives from ascoli, italian fennel salami, chopped and crumbled , or chopped in a food processor until quite fine, eggs, flour, bread crumbs, olive oil for frying