FRIED PARSLEY IN BREAD BOUQUETS

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Provided by Robert Farrar Capon

Categories     appetizer

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 3

Fresh, clean, dry curly parsley
Bread sticks
Oil for deep frying

Steps:

  • Cut the parsley into long sprigs of equal length. Be sure there is no surface moisture on them or they will spit nastily when they hit the hot oil.
  • Using a clean coping saw or other small, fine saw, cut the bread sticks into 3/4-inch lengths. Keep cutting until you have about twice as many sections as you have plates to garnish.
  • Holding a 1/4-inch twist drill with your fingers, carefully drill out the center of each bread section so that it becomes a miniature "neckerchief slide."
  • Carefully insert the stems of a few parsley sprigs in each "slide" using as many sprigs as you need to make a snug-fitting bouquet of them.
  • To fry, simply drop these bouquets, a few at a time, into hot (370-degree) oil for about 10 seconds. Remove, drain, salt and serve as a garnish.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 112, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 14 grams, Fat 5 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 142 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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