Recipe - Sag Paneer (Cheese Cooked With Spinach)

18 Sage leaves
12 Tinned anchovy fillets
2 Plum tomatoes; cut into
strips
Olive oil or sunflower oil
for deep
; frying
Salt
Lemon wedges or Agro Dolce
Vinaigrette
100 g Mixed salad leaves; rocket
or lambs
; lettuce (if serving
; as a first course)
; (3 1/2oz)

FOR THE BATTER
225 g Plain flour; (8oz)
One half teaspoon Salt
1 Egg; seperated
1 tablespoon Sunflower oil
300 ml Lager; (One half pint)
125 ml Cold water; (4fl oz)

To prepare the batter, sift the flour with the salt. Make a well in the
centre and add the egg yolk, the oil and half the beer. Mix gradually
drawing in the flour to make a smooth batter, adding more beer as you go
until it is all incorporated. Whisk in the water. Let the batter stand for
half an hour if you have the time. Literally, just before using, whisk the
egg white until it forms soft peaks and fold into the batter.

Either use a proper deepfryer or fill a deep frying pan with a 2cm (3/4
inch) depth of oil, or use a wok, which is what I prefer to fry in. For
something like this I usually use a half and half mixture of olive oil and
sunflower oil. Heat it up until there is a gentle heat haze about
185øC/360øF or when a cube of bread fizzles instantly and excitedly as soon
as it enters the oil and begins to brown within 1020 seconds.

Dry the anchovies, wiping off oil with a paper towel (otherwise the batter
tends to float off them.) One by one dip the sage leaves, fillets and
strips of tomato into the batter, coating completely, then slide into the
hot oil.

Deepfry until puffed and golden brown turning once. Drain quickly on
kithcen paper and sprinkle sage and tomato fritters with a little salt.
Serve immediately with the vinaigrette, or with lemon wedges.

If serving as a first course, toss the salad leaves with about 2/3 of the
dressing and arrange on individual plates. Keep the fritter hot as they are
fried, then arrange on the leaves and drizzle over the last of the
dressing. Serve immediately.

Converted by MC_Buster.

Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.