PrintProsciutto Balls from Joe's Superette in Carroll Gardens
A "superette" may be a diminutive term for supermarket, involving a few soup cans and cereal boxes squished onto a shelf, but let's be honest, Joe. Your superette is just about the prosciutto balls fried in the back. The gumball-sized nuggets are filled with ricotta, mozzarella, and boiled ham, and for only sixty-five cents each (they were fifty until recently), that's some cheap decadence.
The sign for JOE'S SUPERETTE has been missing a "U" for as long as Ed can remember (the advertised "JOE'SS PERETTE" also sounds Italian and nice) but the grammatical faux-pas doesn't seem to offend the average prosciutto ball lover. Over Super Bowl weekend, they sold 3,000 balls (they'll sell them raw if you're frying at home).
There's nowhere to sit inside because, remember, this is where you're supposed to buy dusty cans of Chef Boyardee and split. But prosciutto balls don't need cutlery or sitting. Just pop them into your mouth like doughnut holes. Pig-flecked doughnut holes.
Joe's Superette
349 Smith Street, Brooklyn NY 11231 (First Place and Carroll Street; map)
718-855-6463
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6 Comments:
WHOA. I did not know this place existed!! you have induced my latest craving ^_^
Kathy YL Chan at 2:42PM on 02/19/09
My god, those look amazing. Do they have any other flavors?
ratbuddy at 3:37PM on 02/19/09
oh yeah... those look good. next time you bring those into the office, i might have to drop by "accidentally"!
Zach Brooks at 6:18PM on 02/19/09
they are pretty good, but the place is a really weird set up. you wonder if you are in the right place to get the proscuitto balls
ceforrester at 11:11AM on 02/20/09
"Pig-flecked doughnut holes" sounds pornographic. My eyes, Boppy!
Honestly, I have a little grudge against "Joe'ss Perette" ever since he mocked my idea of a sweet version. I think my idea is a promising one! That way, you could have an entire meal of balls.
Michele Humes at 11:47AM on 02/20/09
I'd like to float those in a bowl of ricotta, get a large spoon, and eat it for breakfast.
sierra needle at 2:35PM on 02/20/09