(Deep-fried vegetables - Traditional recipe)

Time: preparation: 30 minutes ........ cooking: 30 minutes 450 g (1 lb) vegetables 1 yolk (optional) 50 g (2 oz) white flour Extra virgin olive oil Salt easy recipe

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Clean and wash the vegetables. Pat dry the vegetables with absorbent kitchen paper and then cut into regular pieces.
Steam for 5 minutes.
Let them cool.
Meanwhile prepare the batter. Pour the yolk, white flour, a pinch of salt and some cold fizzy water into a bowl. Whisk slowly and then vigorously until smooth. Add other water if necessary. The batter must be thick. Let it rest for about 30 minutes, covered.
Heat abundant olive oil in a pan, dip the vegetable pieces into the batter and then into the oil. Fry until golden on all sides. Take out of the oil every vegetable piece with a skimming ladle and put on absorbent kitchen paper in order to remove the fat in excess.
Sprinkle with salt and serve immediately.

Note

• - Among the vegetables you can choose: florets cauliflowers, florets broccoli, artichoke , courgettes cut into strips, onion slices, peppers cut into strips, cardoon pieces ...
• - You can also boil the vegetables in abundant water but we prefer to steam them.
• - You can make the batter only with cold fizzy water and white flour. In this case the recipe is OK for all people who like eating vegetarian.

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