Zippuli (Italian Potato Cheese Fritters)
A Zippula (plural: Zippuli) is fried dough from Calabria, Italy. In Calabrian cuisine, zippuli are made with fried potatoes and (sometimes) anchovies. They are also spelled zeplee and zippuile.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ cup fresh chopped parsley
- 5 medium potatoes, boiled
- 4 eggs
Steps
- Mix together all ingredients but the potatoes and eggs.
- Mash in the potatoes, and mix together into a crumbly paste.
- Mix in the eggs until a sticky dough is made.
- Roll dough into hotdog-sized logs about 6–8 inches long.
- Fry in hot grease, turning once to get both sides brown. Drain on paper towels.
- Serve with marinara sauce.
More recipes with baking powder, garlic powder, parmesan, parsley, potatoes or eggs
Adapted from “Zippuli (Italian Potato Cheese Fritters)” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.