Recipe
CHEESE BEIGNETS
Serves: 8
Preparation time: 20 minutes If they like it, it serves 8 otherwise
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Totaltime: 40 minutes may also be served as hors d'oeuvres.
Ingredients
- 1 cup water 1/2 cup butter, cut into pieces
- 1 cup flour
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup grated Swiss cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 cups parsley sprigs, cleaned and dried
- 2 cups tomato basil sauce
- oil for deep frying
Preparation
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In a medium saucepan, heat water and butter to a simmer. Add flour all at once and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon over low heat until mixture no longer sticks to pan and forms into a ball. Remove from heat.
Beat eggs in thoroughly, one by one until mixture is smooth. Mix in the cheese and seasonings.
Transfer cheese mixture to a mixing bowl.
Heat the oil in a deep fryer to 350 degrees. Carefully fry half of the dry parsley sprigs for about 10 to 12 seconds.
Transfer to a plate on a paper towel. Repeat with remaining parsley. Season with salt.
Spoon about 5 or 6 tablespoons of the cheese mixture into the oil. Do not crowd as they double in size and self rotate while cooking. Fry for 8 to 10 minutes until golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper.
Keep beignets in a warm oven while frying the remaining. Arrange the warm cheese beignets on a platter with the fried parsley.
Serve with hot tomato basil.
Note: If served as hors d'oeuvres, fry teaspoonfuls of the cheese mixture.
main ingredients:
type of dish:
hors-doeuvre
cuisine:
France
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entertaining
season and occasion: Christmas
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