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POLPETTE DI SARDE ALLA SICILIANA – SICILIAN SARDINE PATTIES

November 24, 2013 By Manu 4 Comments

Polpette di Sarde alla Siciliana - Sicilian Sardine Patties

I know I have said this already, but sardines are my favourite fish.  Unfortunately it is not easy to come across fresh sardines in Sydney.  I find it weird as they are so common in Italy, but that’s just the way it is.  So whenever I see some, I buy them!  Today I will share with you one of my favourite ways to cook sardines.  These patties taste delicious and I always love the addition of raisins and pine nuts to fish, which is typically Sicilian.  I find that the sweetness of the raisins goes very well with the flavour of the sardines and pine nuts are always great for a little crunch!  If your kids are not very fond of fish, try making these, as they don’t really “look” like fish… sardines are very healthy and these patties taste amazing! Don’t forget to check out all my other Regional Italian recipes!  Enjoy!

Polpette di Sarde alla Siciliana - Sicilian Sardine Patties

Polpette di Sarde alla Siciliana - Sicilian Sardine Patties
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Polpette di Sarde alla Siciliana - Sicilian Sardine Patties

A typical Sicilian seafood dish: Polpette di Sarde alla Siciliana - Sicilian Sardine Patties!

Course Main
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Author Manuela Zangara

Ingredients

  • 750 gms – 1.65 lbs. sardines to clean
  • 1 egg
  • 5 tbsp Parmigiano Reggiano finely grated
  • 5 tbsp breadcrumbs or a little more
  • 1 tbsp parsley chopped
  • 1 tbsp mint chopped (optional)
  • 1 tbsp pine nuts
  • 1 tbsp raisins or sultanas
  • 1 small clove of garlic thinly chopped
  • 1 pinch nutmeg
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Clean and fillet the sardines.
  2. Put all the ingredients into a bowl, add the cleaned sardines and mix well with your hands, just as if you were making meatballs. You may need to add a little extra breadcrumbs. The mixture has to feel like a meatball mixture.
  3. Make patties the size of a lime, coat them in flour and shallow fry them on both sides until they become golden brown.
  4. Serve warm.

Polpette di Sarde alla Siciliana - Sicilian Sardine Patties

Polpette di Sarde alla Siciliana - Sicilian Sardine Patties

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Filed Under: Appetisers, Finger food, Fish, Italian, Mains, Mediterranean, Regional Italian Dishes Tagged With: fish, fried, Italian, Italy, main, patties, Regional Italian dish, sardines, seafood, Sicilian, Sicily

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Comments

  1. Helen (Grab Your Fork) says

    November 24, 2013 at 11:44 pm

    A lovely idea for lunch! And I do love how Sardinians use raisins and pinenuts with fish. We should do it more often!

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  2. Frank @Memorie di Angelina says

    November 24, 2013 at 11:57 pm

    Now this does sounds really tasty! I love fresh sardines but they’re devilishly hard to find here in the States. Do you think another fish might work?

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    • Manu says

      November 25, 2013 at 9:47 am

      Hi Frank! I know… fresh sardines are such a rare catch here too! I have never tried, but I think they will work with any fish (fish you would use to make patties), though you may have to blend it if it’s not as soft as sardines. Probably the only fish I would not use is salmon (and trout). 🙂

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  3. Kelly says

    June 10, 2015 at 7:57 pm

    I’ve been looking for something to do with my frozen Fremantle Sardines for some time, thank you
    !!

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