Celeriac Fritters Recipe
Ingredients
| 2 medium-sized celeriac roots | ||
| Salt | To Taste | |
| 100 g/4 oz plain flour | ||
| Salt | 1 Pinch (Little lemon juice for the batter:) | |
| 1 small egg, lightly beaten | ||
| 150 ml/1/4 pint milk | ||
| Oil | 1 Tablespoon (Little lemon juice for the batter:) | |
| Egg white | 1 (Little lemon juice for the batter:) | |
Directions
1. Peel the celeriac and wash well.
2. Cut into quarters and then into long strips about 1 cm/1/2 inch wide.
3. Place in a pan of boiling salted water with a little lemon juice and poach for 10 minutes until partly cooked. Drain well.
4. Meanwhile, make the batter. Sieve the flour and salt and make a well in the centre
5. Add the beaten egg and the milk and whisk well, gradually incorporating the flour to make a smooth batter.
6. Beat well, then add the oil.
7. Whisk the egg white until stiff and fold gently into the batter.
8. Dip the pieces of celeriac into the batter and deep fry them a few at a time in hot fat until crisp and golden.
9. Drain on absorbent paper and serve hot, with tar-tare sauce or a good tomato relish.
2. Cut into quarters and then into long strips about 1 cm/1/2 inch wide.
3. Place in a pan of boiling salted water with a little lemon juice and poach for 10 minutes until partly cooked. Drain well.
4. Meanwhile, make the batter. Sieve the flour and salt and make a well in the centre
5. Add the beaten egg and the milk and whisk well, gradually incorporating the flour to make a smooth batter.
6. Beat well, then add the oil.
7. Whisk the egg white until stiff and fold gently into the batter.
8. Dip the pieces of celeriac into the batter and deep fry them a few at a time in hot fat until crisp and golden.
9. Drain on absorbent paper and serve hot, with tar-tare sauce or a good tomato relish.
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