Pizza Sfincione Trapani Style with Oregano ( Focaccia Origanata – Rianata ) The province of Trapani is famous for producing a large variety of bread and baked food products. The quality and consistency of the bread changes like the…
Tripe in Tomato Sauce with Peas (Trippa con Pomodoro e Piselli – Trippa cu’ Sucu e Piseddi) Because to clean and prepare the tripe required a tedious and long process, it was a very inexpensive…
Grilled or Fried Eggplants (Melanzane alla Griglia o Fritte – Milinciani Arrustuti o Fritti) Grilled or fried eggplants can be served as part of the appetizers, or as a side dish, or to stuff Italian…
Eggplants Preserved in Oil (Melanzane Sott’olio – Milinciani sutt’ Oghiu) Olives, cheese, giardiniera, salted anchovies or sardines are a “necessary requirement” in a Sicilian pantry, and preserved eggplants, garnished with fresh extra virgin olive oil…
Christmas Focaccia Nissena (caltanissetta Style) ( Impanata Natalizia alla Nissena – Mpanata Nissena di Natali ) The impanata Nissena prepared for Christmas is stuffed with baccala’, salted cod, and a unique tomato sauce. The classic mpanata Nissena is made with three…
Stuffed Rolled Meat (Farsumagru Bruciolone) This delicious and much celebrated Sicilian dish is very popular and is cooked all over Sicily. There are variations in the stuffing and on the way of cooking it, accordingly…
Meatballs (Polpette – Purpetti) Meatballs are made all over the world with no precise recipes, everyone has their own way to prepare, cook and serve them. Meatballs were born to make edible and to utilize…
Stuffed and Grilled Eggplants (Melenzane alla Griglia Ripiene – Milinciani Arrustuti) Serving Size4 to 6 Sicilian Appetizers & VegetablesStuffed and Grilled Eggplants Ingredients 2 medium eggplants ¾ cup olive oil 12 slices of cheese (Tuma,…
Caponatina Zia Bettina, my father’s sister and the guardian and keeper of our family cooking recipes, made this classic, savory dish in huge amounts because it was tastier the next day. We enjoyed it as…
Sweet Frittata (Milassata – Malassata) In the Western and in the south-east of Sicily, the frocia is called milassata or malassata; it comes in savory and sweet version. The sweet version, the malassata is a dessert easy to make; the name and…