Ingredients
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1kg Potatoes
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Parsley
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Salt and Pepper
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500gr Chickpeas Flour
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1.5 liters Water
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Olive oil
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Vegetable oil for frying
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2 Lemons
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5 Buns
Directions
The Panelle and Croquettes sandwich (U’ Pane chi Panelle e Crocchè, or Pane Panelle e Cazzilli!), is part of the most classic and oldest examples of street food in the Sicilian town of Palermo. Cheap and Tasty, you can easily find one of the many “Panellari” (Sicilian word for “Panelle Maker”) wherever in town, almost in every corner of the city center. You can also have sandwiches only with Panelle or only with Croquettes, or enjoy Panelle and Croquettes without any bread!
Steps
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1
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Boil the potatoes (don’t peel them) in salted water |
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2
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Let them rest, as they need to be cold (you can even put them in the fridge to speed up things). |
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3
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Peel the potatoes and mash them until the mixture has no lumps – add a pinch of salt and pepper, and the crushed parsley. Keep mixing! |
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4
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Now, sprinkle your hands with some olive oil, grab a small portion of the mixture, and give it the shapes of a croquette. Repeat until all the mixture is gone! |
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5
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Allow to cool (you can put them in the fridge!). |
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6
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Melt the chickpea flour in the cold water, with salt and pepper, being careful to avoid lumps. |
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7
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Cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon (you have to be careful to keep it from sticking to the bottom of the pot), until you get a cream rather soft but very compact. Before the end of cooking, stirring constantly and add the chopped parsley. |
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8
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At this point spread the mixture on the dinner plates (also fine coffee saucers). The mixture need to be thick 2-3 mm. |
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9
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Allow to cool (you can put them in the fridge!). |
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10
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Cut them in the shapes that you like the most! |
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11
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Unstuck Panelle very gently from their recipient and place them in a plate (don’t be worried to overlay them). |
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12
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Fry the Panelle and Croquette (possibly in the fryer, or in a deep pot) in hot oil. When the color is perfectly gold, take them off the oil and put them on kitchen paper. |
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13
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Cut the sandwiches and put 3-4 Panelle and 3-4 Croquette in it, sprinkle with some fresh Lemon and Enjoy you Panelle and Croquettes Sandwich! |
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All the food on this page my mother and grandmother would make. Just love all Sicilian food cannot wait to back to Sicily and eat and see this wonderful country.