Crispy Fried Coconut Asparagus Rolls Recipes

COCONUT PARFAITS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine water and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat; cool for 10 minutes. Stir in coconut and vanilla. Cool to room temperature. , In a small bowl, beat cream until soft peaks form; fold into coconut mixture. Pour into dishes. Freeze 1 hour or overnight. Just before serving, sprinkle with almonds and coconut.

ASPARAGUS WRAPPED IN CRISP PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, and coat with olive oil.
• Wrap one slice of prosciutto around each asparagus spear, starting at the bottom, and spiraling up to the tip. Place the wrapped spears on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 5 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove, and shake the pan back and forth to roll the spears over. Return to the oven for another 5 minutes, or until asparagus is tender, and prosciutto is crisp. Serve immediately.

PAN-ROASTED ASPARAGUS WITH A CRISPY FRIED EGG

Steps:

• For the gremolata: Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the breadcrumbs and olive oil and toast, stirring often with a wooden spoon until golden brown. Place in a small bowl and while still hot, add the lemon zest, red pepper flakes and salt. Mix together and cool the mixture to room temperature. Stir in the parsley and cheese.
• For the asparagus: Wipe the pan with a clean dish towel. Place over medium-high heat and add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Add the asparagus and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt. Cook, stirring and flipping often with tongs until the asparagus is bright green, cooked through and slightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Divide the asparagus among four serving plates. To the same pan, add the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and place over medium-high heat. Crack 2 of the eggs into the pan, being careful as it may splatter, sprinkle with salt and reduce the heat slightly and cook until the edges are light brown and crispy and the whites are just set, 2 to 3 minutes. The yolk should still be runny. Repeat for the remaining 2 eggs. Using a slotted spatula, slide an egg on each plate. Sprinkle each dish with the breadcrumb gremolata and a drizzle of olive oil if desired.

PAN-SEARED ASPARAGUS WITH CRISPY GARLIC

Steps:

• Place a paper towel-lined plate next to the stove. In a medium or large skillet, combine the garlic and olive oil over medium-low heat. Cook, shaking the skillet often, until the garlic is very light golden, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat, tilt it, then use a slotted spoon to transfer the garlic to the towel-lined plate, leaving the remaining oil in the skillet. Season the crispy garlic with salt.
• Return the skillet to medium-high heat. Add the asparagus, season with salt and pepper, and cook, shaking often, until bright green, crisp-tender and browned in spots, 4 to 5 minutes. Slide onto a platter, including any oil in the skillet. Top with the garlic chips and season again with salt and pepper.

SIMPLE CHICKEN ASPARAGUS ROLLS

Steps:

• Pregeat oven to 400F degrees.
• Spray a casserole dish with veggie spray and set aside.
• Place chicken breasts halves between plastic sheets and pound with a mallet to about a half inch thick. Skin side down sprinkle chicken breast with salt and pepper; sprinkle 1/4 cup cheese over each chicken breast half; lay four asparagus spears crossways on top of cheese.
• Carefully roll chicken using tooth picks to close if necessary.
• Lay rolls in prepared casserole dish; sprinkle with salt and pepper and spray chicken with veggie spray.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside.

STIR-FRIED SPICY ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Snap off and discard the tough bottoms of each asparagus spear. Cut the asparagus into 2-inch lengths
• In a wok or cast-iron skillet, heat the oil until nearly smoking. Add the asparagus, season generously with salt and pepper and stir well, making sure the asparagus is coated and glistening with oil. Continue to stir-fry over high heat for about 1 minute, until the asparagus looks bright green and barely cooked. Add the garlic, ginger and chile and stir-fry for 30 seconds more.
• Transfer to a serving platter and scatter leaves on top. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN AND ASPARAGUS ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220°C.
• Lay out the sheets of puff pastry. They will defrost while you prepare the chicken.
• Cut the chicken breast into long strips. You will need half a large chicken breast or half a medium chicken breast plus the tenderloin from the other half.
• Sprinkle the stock powder over the chicken. I use an organic vegetable stock but use whatever you have. I have tried soy sauce but it makes the chicken too wet. Dry ingredients are better and light flavours don't overpower the asparagus. Add a grind or two of black pepper and a good pinch of salt. Make sure all the chicken is coated with some seasoning.
• Drain the asparagus well. Tinned/canned asparagus works really well in this recipe.
• The pastry should be defrosted enough to be able to cut the sheets in half. Cut each sheet in half to give you 10 strips.
• Put asparagus spears down the middle of each strip. Then lay a strip of chicken beside the asparagus.
• Beat an egg lightly and then brush some eggwash along the cut in the middle of the sheet of pastry.
• With a sheet in front of you with the cut going left to right (not up and down), take the edge near you and fold it over the chicken and asparagus. Use the folded edge to shove the filling nearer to you until it is tucked around the filling quite tightly.
• Now roll up the pastry to the eggwash and make sure the cut edge stays on the bottom of the roll.
• Brush the top with egg and sprinkle plenty of sesame seeds on top.
• Cut into 6 pieces.
• Repeat for the other 9 strips to give you 60 little bites.
• Place on a lightly greased baking sheet and bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the pastry is cooked through. The chicken will cook in this time and will still be moist and tasty.
• Take the rolls off the baking tray and cool slightly on a wire rack. Then serve warm or leave on the rack and serve cold. They are equally good warm or cold. They can be reheated but, like all pastry dishes, are better freshly baked.
• The rolls in the photograph I have posted were made with a low-fat puff pastry. As expected, they haven't puffed up as much as usual pastry but still tasted good. Let's face it, pastry is never going to be a low-fat food so you may as well enjoy it but just not eat it all the time. I'll be going back to the usual next time. 14/12/07 - Edited to add an updated photo of rolls made with regular puff pastry. Also, I increased the amount of chicken.
• Note: put the sesame seeds in a dish and discard any that you don't use. They could be contaminated by the chicken so you don't want to put them back in the bag.

FRIED OYSTER ROLLS

Steps:

• For tartar sauce: In a large bowl, mix the ingredients thoroughly.
• Refrigerate.
• Makes about 4 1/2 cups- more than you will need.
• Oysters: In a deep saucepan or pot, heat the oil (3 inches deep) to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Mix the cracker meal and flour in a large dish.
• Drain the oysters in a strainer and drop them into the cracker meal mixture one by one, keeping them separated.
• Coat each oyster well, then shake off the excess.
• Drop each oyster gently into the hot oil and fry until they are golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• It's important not to overfry them.
• Drain them on paper towels and sprinkle with kosher salt.
• Meanwhile in a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter.
• Place rolls in the skillet on their sides.
• Cook until browned, turn and cook other side.
• Spread tartar sauce inside each roll, place oysters in roll and serve immediately.

CRISPY ROLL

Steps:

• Heat and stir first 4 ingredients in large heavy saucepan on medium high until boiling. Immediately remove from heat.
• Add cereal. Stir until coated. Place sheet of waxed paper on damp work surface so paper will stay in place. Turn out cereal mixture onto waxed paper. Press into 10 x 15 inch rectangle. Let stand for 15 to 20 minutes until set, but still warm.
• FILLING: Beat all 5 ingredients on low in large bowl until combined. Beat on medium until smooth, adding more water if necessary until spreading consistency. Spread evenly over cereal mixture. Roll up, jelly roll style, from long side, using waxed paper as guide. Wrap in plastic wrap. Chill. Cuts into 24 slices.
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CRISPY FRIED COCONUT ASPARAGUS ROLLS

Steps:

• Open the young coconuts and drink the water or save it for later (or use it to make a smoothie).
• Split the coconut shell in equal halves.
• Using a tablespoon or small serving spoon, scoop out the meat from the coconuts trying to get it all in one piece (should look like a skull cap). Peel off any skin that may be on the outer surface.
• Cut or tear the piece of coconut meat into three or four equal sized pieces.
• Wash the asparagus and cut them in three, and discard the bottom third.
• Take two asparagus pieces and roll them up in one of your coconut meat pieces.
• Spear the roll with a bamboo skewer trying to get it secure (it helps to spear through the asparagus stalk as well).
• Repeat the process with each piece of coconut meat until your skewer is loaded up with 4 or 5 rolls. If your coconut meat is too soft it may be tricky to handle this and in that case it might help to use a second bamboo skewer for security.
• Heat the oil to between 350 and 375.
• Carefully lower the skewers into the oil. It will splatter like mad so make sure to do it safely - use a deep fryer if you have one.
• Remove from the oil when the coconut meat looks dark brown and crispy. Place on a paper towel and add salt.
• For the dipping sauce combine the dipping sauce ingredients.