
Sarde A Beccafico
Sarde a beccafico is a typical dish of Sicilian cuisine, particularly common in the Palermo area. The sardines are opened like a book, stuffed with a mixture of grated pecorino, eggs, garlic, and parsley, and then closed. They are then coated in breadcrumbs and fried in olive oil until golden. The result is a tasty and crunchy dish, perfect to enjoy as a main course.
Ingredients
- Fresh sardines
1,000G1,000G - Grated pecorino cheese
20G20G - Eggs
22 - Garlic
2Cloves2Cloves - Parsley
1Bunch1Bunch - Breadcrumbs
10G10G - Olive oilto taste
- Saltto taste
- Pepperto taste
Preparation
- STEP 1 OF 7
Cut off the heads of the sardines, open them and remove the bone so that each sardine becomes flat
- STEP 2 OF 7
Wash them and dry them with kitchen paper
- STEP 3 OF 7
Mix well the cheese, breadcrumbs, finely chopped parsley and garlic, salt, and pepper, finally add an egg and mix again
- STEP 4 OF 7
Then take an open sardine, spread some of the mixture on it and place another sardine on top (stuff two sardines with the mixture)
- STEP 5 OF 7
Brush the edges with some of the other egg that you have beaten separately and continue like this until the end
- STEP 6 OF 7
Put the oil in a pan, when it is very hot, add the prepared sardines, turning them several times
- STEP 7 OF 7
When cooked, remove from the oil, place them on a platter, surround them with lemon wedges, sprinkle with oregano, and serve them very hot
Suggestions
Pan
Bowl
Knife
Cutting Board
General Information
Storage notes
Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
More information
This dish is typical of Sicilian cuisine
Origin
Italia, Sicilia
Analysis
Attention
Macronutrients (100 gr)
Attention
Energy (kcal) | 133.97 |
Carbohydrates (g) | 2.03 |
of which Sugars (g) | 1.39 |
Fat (g) | 5.22 |
of which Saturates (g) | 1.47 |
Protein (g) | 19.86 |
Fiber (g) | 0.08 |
Sale (g) | 0.11 |
- Proteins19.86g·73%
- Carbohydrates2.03g·7%
- Fats5.22g·19%
- Fibers0.08g·0%