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Fake Bread Meatballs

by Salvo Guarneri · 49.2K subscribers on YouTube

A traditional Sicilian recipe for 'fake' meatballs made with stale bread, eggs, homemade goat cheese, mint, and garlic, fried in olive oil until crispy. A nostalgic dish from times when meat was scarce, yet packed with flavor.

Difficulty
easy

Ingredients

6 items

Method

  1. Separate the crust from the stale bread and keep only the crumb.
  2. Add eggs, homemade goat cheese, chopped mint, and minced garlic.
  3. Knead all ingredients together until a uniform mixture forms.
  4. Shape the mixture into flattened patties, like fritters.
  5. Fry the patties in olive oil until golden and crispy on the outside.
Salvo Guarneri

Salvo Guarneri

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