Sicilian Egg Patties

Submitted by Lorac

"Comfort food at it's best. An inexpensive main dish for any time of day. Adapted from Gourmet Magazine."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Sauce

• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans peeled diced tomatoes
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• water
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• salt

• Egg Patties

• 1⁄2 cup plain dried breadcrumbs
• 1⁄2 cup grated romano cheese (about 3 1/2 oz)
• 1⁄2 cup chopped italian flat leaf parsley
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 6 large eggs, beaten
• salt and pepper
• 4 tablespoons olive oil

directions

1. Sauce: Saute onion in oil in a heavy sauce pan until soft.
2. Add tomatoes, garlic, and tomato paste.
3. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes, adding water if sauce gets too thick.
4. Season with salt, add basil, stir and remove from heat.
5. Patties: Mix together all ingredients except oil.
6. Heat oil in a 12 inch skillet.
7. Working in batches, drop rounded tbls of egg mixture into skillet and cook patties until golden and puffed, about 2 minutes per side.
8. Drain on paper towels and adding more oil to skillet as needed.
9. To Finish: Add tomato sauce and patties to skillet and simmer turning once for 5 minutes total.

Reviews

[Aunt Cookie]

I really liked this. It's fast, and you probably already have the ingredients in your kitchen. Next time I'll probably blend half the sauce to make it a little smoother; otherwise, this is great just as it is. Thanks!