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Dish · From Bladwijzer
Sage leaves in batter
- Makes: ± 20 pieces
- Time: 25 min
- From: Common sage
Ingredients
- 20 large fresh sage leaves with a bit of stalk
- 100 g plain flour
- 150 ml ice-cold sparkling water
- 1 pinch of salt
- ± 500 ml neutral oil for frying
- flaky sea salt to sprinkle
Method
- Rinse the leaves briefly and pat them completely dry.
- Mix the flour, salt and sparkling water to a smooth, fairly thin batter. Do not stir for too long.
- Heat the oil in a small, deep pan to ± 175 °C: a cube of bread should turn golden in 30–40 seconds. Never leave the pan unattended.
- Hold the leaves by the stalk and dip them in the batter, let the excess drip off and fry 3–4 at a time for 1 minute, until pale golden.
- Drain on kitchen paper and sprinkle at once with flaky salt.
Storing: Eat straight away, as a nibble with drinks: they soon go soft.