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Cheese And Olive Puff Balls
Ingredients
- 225 gm Cheddar cheese grated
- 2 x Large eggs separated
- 2 Tbsp. light ale
- 1/4 tsp salt freshly grnd black pepper
- 50 gm plain flour
- 1 tsp baking pwdr
- 24 x stuffed olives oil for deep frying
- 225 gm hard tomatoes sliced
- 2 x spring onions peeled and sliced
- 1 Tbsp. minced fresh basil
- 4 Tbsp. french dressing (qv)
- 1 Tbsp. soured cream
Directions
- Beat together the cheese egg yolks and ale in a mixing bowl and add in salt and pepper.
- Sift the flour and baking pwdr and stir them into the cheese mix.
- Whisk the egg whites till stiff and fold them into the mix.
- Cover the bowl and leave to stand for 30 min.
- To make the salad arrange the tomato slices in a dish and sprinkle them with the onions and basil.
- Mix together the French dressing and soured cream and pour over the salad.
- Dust your hands with flour and divide the cheese mix into 24 balls slightly larger than a large walnut.
- Push an olive gently in the centre of each one and shape the cheese mix round it so which it is enclosed.
- Heat the oil in a pan and when it is smoking fry the cheese balls a few at a time for 23 min till they are puffed and golden brown.
- Drain them on kitchen paper and serve at once.
- Serves 4
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