[CH] Peperoncini in Frittura (Batter Fried Chilies)
Linda Hutchinson (lipant@sympatico.ca)
Sat, 19 Nov 2005 16:31:40 -0500
I bought a 2004 copy of Saveur on Ebay for their 100 favourite foods,
restaurants, recipes, people, places, and things. This was a recipe there.
I found it online at Fiery-Foods.com. Yum!
Peperoncini in Frittura (Batter-Fried Chiles)
This Italian recipe works with either bell or chile peppers. Interestingly,
I've had a very similar recipe to this in India. Chickpea flour is
substituted for the wheat flour in that recipe-see the recipe for Pakoras,
below.
6 New Mexican chiles, roasted, peeled, seeds and stems removed, cut into
strips
½ cup olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1 cup flour
1 egg, beaten
1 cup olive oil
Arrange the chile strips in a serving dish and baste them with olive oil.
Season with salt and pepper. Let them sit for a time, then drain off the
excess oil. Place the flour in a shallow dish and the egg in a shallow bowl.
Dredge the strips in the flour and then in beaten egg. Fry them, a few at a
time, in the oil in a skillet. Drain on paper towels and serve.
Yield: 6 servings
Heat Scale: Medium
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Linda
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