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Salmon Patties/Focaccette di Salmone (using pastina, celery, egg, onion and breadcrumbs)
Originated from: Italy
Occasion: Any time
Contributed by: Taken from "The Complete Italian Cook Book: LA CUCINA" by Rose L. Sorce (Grosset & Dunlap, 1953)

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Ingredients

1/2 cup pastina
1/4 cup celery, finely chopped
2 cups canned salmon
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/3 cup olive oil
1/4 cup onion, finely diced
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup parsley, minced
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
breadcrumbs



Directions

Cook pastina about 15 minutes; drain.

Saute onion and celery in 3 tablespoons olive oil until tender; add pastina, salmon, parsley, egg and seasonings, mixing thoroughly.

Shape into 8 patties; coat on all sides with breadcrumbs and brown in 1/3 cup hot olive oil over moderate heat.

Serves 4.


Notes

This recipe was taken from "The Complete Italian Cook Book: La Cucina" by Rose L. Sorce. It was published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1953. For the entire copyright-free cookbook see www.archive.org.... Image: courtesy of the New York Public Digital Gallery.

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