Pomodori Scattarisciati – Fried tomatoes

fried tomatoes pomodori scattarisciati

Prep time: 5 mins

Cook time: 40 mins

Complexity: Easy 

Fried Tomatoes – Pomodori Scattarisciati: get your suitcase ready: with this recipe you are going to move to the South of Italy, in Salento! This is an ‘old school’ nonna classic: pomodori ‘scattarisciati’ (fried tomatoes).

This region of Italy is famous for their sweet, red tomatoes and capers that grow wildly everywhere. That’s where our nonnas got the idea: mix some of the simplest ingredients coming from the area, to create an incredibly tasty dish: fried tomatoes!

Do you know what ‘scattarisciati’ means? Surely not! Watch the video-recipe to shed some light on the mistery.
Buon appetito!

Enjoy the video recipe!

For the fried tomatoes recipe, you will need (for 4 people):

  • 20 small tomatoes
  • 2 onions
  • A handful of capers
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 glass of red wine
  • Oregano
  • Salt and Pepper
Procedure:
 
  1. Pour some extra-virgin olive oil in a pan. Be generous;
  2. Gently fry some onions (that you have previously roughly chopped) in the pan;
  3. Put the tomatoes in the pan, add the capers, some salt and stir quite regularly for the next 20 minutes;
  4. Pour the red wine, add the oregano (and the chili, if you wish…) and keep regularly stirring;
  5. ENJOY, perhaps on some pasta or on a toasted slice of bread!

That’s how it’s done in Italia!

Italian Food Boss special tip: If you can find some sweet tomatoes, this is the time to use them!!!

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