Egg Patty Recipes

SICILIAN EGG PATTIES

Steps:

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

EGG PATTIES

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes, peel, mash well and keep aside.
• Peel and chop the onions. Wash the tomato and green chillies and chop them very fine. Clean, wash and chop the coriander leaves.
• Heat a tablespoon of ghee and fry the onion till pink. Add the tomatoes and cook for a few minutes.
• Add salt and chopped coriander leaves and stir to mix well. Break in five eggs one by one, stirring continuously till the mixture thickens and sets.
• Remove from heat and cool.
• Beat the remaining egg well in a saucepan and keep aside.
• Knead the potato dough again and make flat cases. Place a heaped spoonful of egg mixture in the center and fold in the sides to seal the stuffing.
• Press between your palms to make a flat cake.
• Heat ghee in a pan and dip each patty in the beaten egg, roll in breadcrumbs if desired and fry till golden brown.
• Serve hot with tomato sauce or chutney.