Photo: Giovanna Gomes
The best tuna meatballs (Le migliori polpette di tonno)
22 ingredients
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Just about everyone I know is a fan of meatballs, so I thought I'd give you a recipe for these as they are something a little different. I've seen them made in Sicily in the same way, using a mixture of swordfish and tuna – not jarred or tinned tuna though. These have to be made with fresh fish and they are subtly seasoned with Sicilian herbs and spices – this recipe is just as good as the meat versions!
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1294
Calories
57g
Protein
60g
Fat
132g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Salmon | 100g cooked | 208 |
| Pine Nut | 1 oz (28g) | 191 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Parmesan Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 110 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Plum | 1 medium (66g) | 30 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Oregano | 1 tsp dried (1.8g) | 5 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- olive oil
- 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and finely sliced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 x 400 g good-quality tinned plum tomatoes
- sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- red wine vinegar
- 1 small bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked and roughly chopped
- 400 g tuna, from
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- olive oil
- 55 g pine nuts
- 1 level teaspoon ground cinnamon
- sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 100 g stale breadcrumbs
- 25 g Parmesan, freshly grated
- 2 free-range eggs
- 1 lemon
Directions
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By jamieoliver ·
Recipe sourced from
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