Vegetables

Fried Cardoons ( Cardoni Fritti) Frying is a work of patience because it has to proceed slowly; it requires attention because handling hot oil is dangerous, it needs concentration because of the many tasks to… 

Gratto’ – POtatoes Cake ( Torta di Patate – Gratto’ a’ Palermitana) The following recipe for this potato baked specialty is the classic potatoes gratto’ made in Palermo and with some variances all over Sicily. A similar potato… 

Stewed Potatoes ( Patate a Spezzatino – Patate Aggrassate) The patate aggrassate was the most popular contorno- side dish- that we served at the Focacceria Palermitana on Ave U in Brooklyn, NY to go with many of our… 

baked potatoes with Tomatoes – Sfincione ( Patate a Sfincione ) Ingredients 2 lb. of potatoes, peeled, sliced at about ½ inch, cover with cold water ½ cup of oil 2 medium onions, sliced 1… 

baked potatoes ( Patate al forno – Patati ‘Nfurnati ) Potatoes are one of the most versatile and employed food in all kinds of cooking styles. The taste, the nutrition values, the ease of preparation… 

Stuffed Eggplants SPECIALE and Abbuttunati ( Melenzane Ripiene “Speciale” – Milinciani Chini – Milinciani Abbuttunati) Although stuffed eggplants are made in Sicily, the stuffed eggplants Speciale is a dish that we never cooked in my… 

Eggplants Cardinale (Melanzane alla Cardinale – Sacchietti ri Milinciani”) Mrs. Rosalia Salvo whose maiden name is Cardinale, likes to share with us her family recipe, that her mother Mrs. Pietra Cardinale taught her how to prepare.… 

Eggplants Parmiciana ( Melenzane alla Parmiciana – Milinciani a Parmiciana) Parma, the cheese capital of Italy, is the only place where the famous Parmesan cheese is made.  The whey, which is by-products of the cheese… 

Healing properties of Vegetables and herbs in the sicilian diet Huge varieties of vegetables are grown in Sicily and large quantities are consumed at every meal as a side dish or sometimes as a main…