Polpette di Melanzane Recipe – Aubergine Fritters - Great Italian Chefs

Polpette di Melanzane Recipe – Aubergine Fritters - Great Italian Chefs

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This Calabrian polpette (meatball) recipe doesn't actually contain any meat, containing a simple mix of aubergines, bread and pecorino cheese instead.

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Ingredients

  • 250g of stale bread, white
  • 500g of large aubergines, halved
  • 100g of pecorino, grated (or use a similar cheese using vegetarian rennet, if preferred)
  • 1 bunch of flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped (a small bunch will do)
  • 1 garlic clove, grated
  • 2 eggs
  • fine sea salt, as needed
  • freshly ground black pepper, as needed
  • extra virgin olive oil, for deep-frying

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