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Deep-fried artichokes
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- 4 artichokes (600 g -1lb and 5 1/4oz)
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon dried chives
- 3 tablespoons extr virgin olive oil
- 1 egg
- Peanut oil for frying
- Salt
- Pepper, if liked
- Time:
preparation: 10 minutes
plus resting time for batter
cooking: 10 minutes
total time: 90 minutes - Difficulty:
easy recipe - Nutrition Facts (amount per serving):
Calories: 135 (kCal) - 565 (kJ)
Protein: 4.4 (g)
Total fat: 8.9 (g)
Total carbohydrate: 10.0 (g)
Sugars: 1.2 (g)
Deep-fried artichokes is a tasty dish that can be served as appetizers or to accompany meat and fish.
The best result? with the electric fryer which also has the significant advantage of using less oil.
To make these deep-fried artichokes you need a few simple ingredients: artichokes, flour, eggs, chives, good-quality olive oil and peanut oil for frying.
Here's the recipe of deep-fried artichokes!
Prepare the batter. Shell the egg in a bowl, add the chives, a pinch of salt and pepper, if you like.
Whip vigorously with a fork until it becomes frothy.
Pour in the oil and gradually sift in the flour and stir more vigorously.
The batter must be smooth, without lumps. Cover and let it rest for at least an hour.
Prepare the artichokes. After an hour, clean the artichokes and cut into segments to have eight pieces each.
Plunge them directly into the batter to prevent blackening and stir thoroughly.
As you will see the batter will be just enough to cover the artichokes slices with a thin layer. But this is the ideal batter amount to make perfect deep-fried artichokes.
If you iIncrease the batter amount that would involve more ingredients with an excessive overload of calories and fat. On the other hand, these are the doses used by top chefs.
If you want more details to prepare the artichokes, please consult our members-only area.
Fry the artichokes. Heat plenty of peanut oil in a frying pan (the best choice would be a wok) and fry the artichokes, a few at a time. Once browned (needed time: very few minutes), transfer them with a slotted spoon to paper towels. Add salt and serve immediately.
Note
- - The doses were calculated assuming fried foods are not very digestible: an artichoke per head.
- - Serve deep-fried artichokes as appetizer, in an assorted antipasto plate with salami and cheeses, as side dish.
Healthy eating
- - In this case nutrition facts are calculated without considering the fry. There are all the ingredients except the peanut oil used for frying. It's very difficult to calculate the nutrition facts of fried foods for the real amount of frying oil, used in this cooking method.
This recipe is low in calories and fat only apparently. To get an idea of total calories and fats, including the fry, add about 150 kcal per every 100 grams of fried product.
Have you understand why we have considered only an artichoke per head? - - Note the rules of an healthy diet also recommend not to abuse of fried foods. If you like to eat sometimes fried food do it at home and change the frying oil every time.
- - The experts suggest to help digestion and control the high fat to accompany the fried foods with fresh radishes.
- - If you want to know anything more about the nutritional value of artichokes, read the page we have dedicated to them.
What's the right wine ?
Don't match wine (especially red wines) with artichokes. This combination often gives bad results.
The author Loretta Sebastiani lives in Italy (IT)
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