Olive Fritte

Portion/Serving: 24 Portions
Notes

Ingredients

12 cans Spanish olives: stuffed with anchovy, Molinera brand (63 oz. or 1800 gr.)
¼ gal. Buttermilk
24 oz. Marcona almonds in olive oil and sea salt
½ oz. Dried Arbol chile
2 ea. Bay leaves
1 oz. Olive oil, Union
FLOUR MIX
lbs. All-purpose flour
2 oz. Kosher salt
½ oz. Black pepper, coarse grind
1 gal. Rice oil for frying

Preparation

Drain water from olives, place them in a container. Add buttermilk.

FLOUR MIX

  1. Measure and mix all ingredients in a stainless steel bowl.

ASSEMBLY OF THE DISH

  1. With a perforated spoon take 2 oz. of olives out of buttermilk and add to flour mix then toss gently to coat with the flour, place it on a sifter and shake off excess flour.
  2. Transfer Olives into a fryer basket. Deep fry olives for two minutes in rice oil at 370°F, until golden brown.
  3. Drain onto paper towels. Place olives in desired dish over a piece of bulk paper and add 1 oz. of Toasted Marcona Almonds on top.
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