Plate of Fried Vegie Fritters
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Vegie Fritters


Chile   -   Fritos de Verduras

Makes:
Effort:
Sched:
DoAhead:  
1-1/4 #
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1-1/4 hrs
Yes
Excellent for breakfast, brunch, lunch, snacks or side dish. Various vegetables can be used - see also Comments. Makes 11 or 12 fritters, 1-1/4 pound.

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-- Fritters
Vegies (1)
Mozzarella (2)  
Eggs
Flour, allpurp
Salt
Pepper
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Oil for fry

Prep   -   (25 min)
  1. Grate VEGIE fairly fine, but not to mush. Best to do this in a Food Processor. I didn't want to wrestle my weighty processor out from the low cupboard, so I did it in 3 batches in my 3 cup Mini-Prep®
  2. Grate MOZZARELLA fairly fine. I just cubed it and tossed it into the Mini-Prep after doing the Broccoli. Who cares if it gets Broccoli on it, it's going to all be mixed together.
  3. Beat EGGS moderately.
  4. Mix all Fritters items together until very even.
Run   -   (45 min approx)
  1. Set out wax paper and mold Batter into balls a little larger than golf balls. Use your hands. Line the balls up on the wax paper.
  2. Place 3 T Oil in a large skillet (see Comments). Bring up to about 350°F/175°C.
  3. Place in the pan as many Batter Balls as you can make fritters without crowding. Flatten each one to no more than 1/2 inch thick. A silicone spatula works well for this. When they are stiff enough, move them around fairly often to fry evenly. When one side is lightly browned, flip over using a thin turner, and steadied by the silicone spatula. Fry on both sides until lightly browned and well set. Scoop out with the turner and set on Paper Towels to drain excess oil. Add a little oil between batches as needed - with too little oil they won't fry well - and keep the pan temperature as close to 350°F/175°C as you can.
  4. Serve, warm or at room temperature.
NOTES:
  1. Vegies:

      Weight is the part that you grate, exclusive of offcuts discarded. This should be about 4 cups grated. The photo example is made with Broccoli, and worked well. Other options are Cauliflower, Green Beans, Carrots, Zucchini, Swiss Chard, Spinach. All the smaller stems can be used for Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Chard, and all the stems for Spinach. Use only one Vegie at a time to avoid muddy flavor.
  2. Comments:

      I strongly recommend doing this recipe in a good quality electric skillet, which will regulate the temperature for you. On the stovetop it takes an infrared thermometer and way too much attention to do that.
  3. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch, ar=as required tt=to taste
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