SicilianItalian
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- Stale Breadstale bread
- Eggeggs
- Cago Fatto in Casahomemade goat cheese
- Mintfresh mint
- Garlicgarlic
- Olive Oilolive oil for frying
Method
- Separate the crust from the stale bread and keep only the crumb.
- Add eggs, homemade goat cheese, chopped mint, and minced garlic.
- Knead all ingredients together until a uniform mixture forms.
- Shape the mixture into flattened patties, like fritters.
- Fry the patties in olive oil until golden and crispy on the outside.
Salvo Guarneri
Reviewer49.2K subscribers on YouTube37M total channel viewsBenvenuti nella Sicilia da mangiare. Guida ai ristoranti e tradizioni culinarie


