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Salento pettole, yeast dough fritters

Salento pettole, yeast dough fritters

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Pugliese meatballs: soft, risen dough balls, deep-fried in olive oil, either plain or filled with a piece of cabbage, caper, anchovy, tuna, or zucchini fl…

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“Pettole” are a traditional dish from the Salento region of Italy, particularly popular during Christmas. This recipe will guide you in preparing these delicious balls, filled with cabbage, anchovies, and olives.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting3 hr 30 min
  • Total4 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$25.88 $3.24 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

8 people
  • $1.60
  • $1.78
  • $0.06
  • $1.18
  • $16.06
  • $1.14
  • $1.98
  • $2.08

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mix the flour, yeast, salt, and enough water to create a very soft dough, and let it rise for 3 to 4 hours.
  2. Boil the cabbage in water until it is tender, then cut it into 1-2 cm pieces.
  3. Heat the oil in a saucepan. Take a handful of dough, shape it into a ball, and drop it into the hot oil.
  4. When it’s golden, drain it on paper towels. ≈ 2 min
  5. Depending on your preference, you can add a piece of cabbage, a caper, an anchovy, some tuna, or zucchini flowers to the dough before frying.
  6. Serve hot. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Salento pettole, yeast dough fritters

  • 1 kilogram of flour$1.60
  • 30 to 35 grams of baker’s yeast$1.78
  • salt$0.06
  • olive oil for deep frying$1.18
  • anchovy$16.06
  • to frolic; to gambol; to skip about$1.14
  • Tuna in oil$1.98
  • Zucchini flowers$2.08

Total$25.88

that's $3.24 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kilogram of flour
  • 30 to 35 grams of baker’s yeast
  • warm water
  • salt
  • olive oil for deep frying
  • white cabbage or Romanesco broccoli
  • anchovy
  • to frolic; to gambol; to skip about
  • Tuna in oil
  • Zucchini flowers

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