Sicilian mushroom meatballs are a traditional Sicilian dish, prepared with cleaned porcini mushrooms, eggs, garlic, breadcrumbs, chopped parsley, grated pecorino cheese, extra virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper. The meatballs are then baked until they reach a crispy and golden consistency. This tasty and light side dish is perfect to serve with meat or fish. Sicilian mushroom meatballs can be stored well in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Clean the mushrooms and steam them in very little water with a pinch of salt
Drain, finely chop them and put them in a bowl
Add the eggs, minced garlic with a handful of parsley, 2 tablespoons of pecorino cheese, 2 tablespoons of breadcrumbs, salt, and pepper
Mix everything together, adding more breadcrumbs if the mixture is too soft
Shape into 20-25 round meatballs
Fry in very hot oil until golden brown and place them on absorbent paper
Put them on a warm plate and serve immediately
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Store Sicilian mushroom meatballs in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Sicilian mushroom meatballs are a tasty and light side dish, perfect to serve with meat or fish.
Italia, Sicilia
| Energy (kcal) | 83.94 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 4.59 |
| of which Sugars (g) | 1.88 |
| Fat (g) | 3.29 |
| of which Saturates (g) | 1.21 |
| Protein (g) | 7.05 |
| Fiber (g) | 4.36 |
| Sale (g) | 0.22 |
