Recipe: Yummy AMIEs Polpette di Tonno (Tunaballs)

Recipe: Yummy AMIEs Polpette di Tonno (Tunaballs) Delicious, fresh and tasty.

AMIEs Polpette di Tonno (Tunaballs). Finally, my husband took me to the mall. Ok, back to the recipe; it's so good. The only thing I would say is that you have to double the sauce recipe.

Traditionally Sicilians eat these delicious fresh tuna meatballs as an antipasto without the sauce or as a main course with just bread or potatoes (I like them with mashed potatoes!).

As with beef or pork meatballs, Italians are more likely to eat the sauce with pasta and the tuna meatballs separately.

Spaghetti with Tuna Balls "Polpette di Tonno" is a typically Sicilian dish and would traditionally be made with fresh tuna.

You can have AMIEs Polpette di Tonno (Tunaballs) using 9 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of AMIEs Polpette di Tonno (Tunaballs)

1. You need 250 grams of can tuna in olive oil, drained.

2. You need 2 of eggs.

3. You need 3 slice of white bread, soaked in 3 tablespoon milk.

4. Prepare 1 of clove garlic, finely chopped.

5. It’s 1 tbsp of finely chopped fresh parsley.

6. You need 1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese.

7. Prepare of salt and ground black pepper.

8. It’s 1 cup of breadcrumbs.

9. You need 1/4 cup of vegetable oil, for frying.

Inspired by the original this light, zesty recipe uses good quality tinned tuna for speed and convenience.

I modified it a little bit by adding some mashed potatoes and onions.

This time, the polpette came out tastier with the added onions and more body for the added potatoes.

After mixing well with your hands all the ingredients, with your hands make the balls and in each one of.

AMIEs Polpette di Tonno (Tunaballs) step by step

1. Combine the tuna and bread then add the parsley, parmesan,garlic and eggs. Mix to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Shape tablespoonfuls into firm balls then shape to make a polpette..

2. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the polpette in batches for 3-4 minutes, turning, until browned all over and cooked..

3. Serve with your choice of side dishes like "mista insalata" (mixed vegetable salad). Share and enjoy..

See recipes for Tuna egg mayo sandwich too.

Polpette al tonno (Tunaballs) Continue reading.

Le Migliori Polpette di Tonno or Tunaballs.

Just so you know, right off the bat, these cannot be improved upon by using (murdering) a nice piece of fresh ahi tuna.

They are quite excellent, in a groove of their own.