Fried Parsley In Bread Bouquets Recipes

FRIED PARSLEY

Steps:

• Pick over the parsley, removing the large stalks so that neat sprigs remain.
• Wash it clean and shake it dry in a cloth.
• Heat the oil in a deep pan to 190C/ 375F degrees.
• Put the parsley in a frying basket and hold it in the oil for 2 minutes.
• Drain well and then place in a low heat oven until quite dry, crisp and brittle.
• Serve over fried, baked, or broiled white fish, such as trout, sole, or whiting.

FRIED PARSLEY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven to 350 degrees.
• Wash the parsley well and shake dry (I even blot mine with paper towels).
• Cut off the bottom parts of the stems.
• Combine all the dry ingredients, mix well with a fork.
• Whisk the egg and milk together in another bowl.
• Add the dry ingredients into the wet and whisk to make a thin batter.
• Add a little water if need be to make the batter runny.
• Toss the parsley around in the batter to coat.
• Shake off excess batter.
• Carefully drop the parsley into the hot oil.
• Fry until it just begins to brown (about one minute).
• Drain on paper towels.
• Serve IMMEDIATELY.

FRIED PARSLEY IN BREAD BOUQUETS

Steps:

• Cut the parsley into long sprigs of equal length. Be sure there is no surface moisture on them or they will spit nastily when they hit the hot oil.
• Using a clean coping saw or other small, fine saw, cut the bread sticks into 3/4-inch lengths. Keep cutting until you have about twice as many sections as you have plates to garnish.
• Holding a 1/4-inch twist drill with your fingers, carefully drill out the center of each bread section so that it becomes a miniature "neckerchief slide."
• Carefully insert the stems of a few parsley sprigs in each "slide" using as many sprigs as you need to make a snug-fitting bouquet of them.
• To fry, simply drop these bouquets, a few at a time, into hot (370-degree) oil for about 10 seconds. Remove, drain, salt and serve as a garnish.

SCARBOROUGH FAIR HERB BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 4 cups flour, yeast, sugar, salt and herbs. Add water; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Shape into two loaves. Place in greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes., Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Brush with butter.

GARLIC BREAD WITH PARSLEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• With motor running, drop garlic cloves into food processor and run until garlic is finely chopped.
• Cook garlic in butter with 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring, until pale golden, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Pulse parsley in food processor until finely chopped, then stir into butter.
• Cut baguette crosswise at 1-inch intervals, not slicing all the way through. Put bread on a large sheet of foil, then spoon about 1 tsp butter into each cut. Wrap foil tightly around bread and bake until heated through, about 10 minutes.

PARSLEYED GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• In a small food processor or a blender puree the garlic with the salt, the butter, and the oil until the mixture is smooth, transfer the mixture to a small bowl, and stir in the parsley. Cut each baguette crosswise with a serrated knife into 1-inch sections without cutting all the way through to the bottom, spread some of the garlic mixture in each cut, and spread the remaining mixture on the tops of the baguettes. Wrap each baguette loosely in foil and bake the bread in a preheated 375°F. oven for 10 minutes. Open the foil to expose the tops of the baguettes and bake the bread for 5 minutes more, or until it is hot and crusty.

LEMON, PARSLEY, AND PARMESAN PLUS BREAD, PROSCIUTTO, AND EGG

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Slice 1/4 inch off the top of the bread, and hollow out bottom, discarding the crumb (soft interior) of the loaf. Cut top into 1-inch pieces, and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, zest, milk, parsley, and Parmesan. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Stir in 1/2 cup bread pieces.
• Place hollowed-out bread on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Place prosciutto slices along inside of bread to cover. Slowly pour egg mixture to the brim. Bake until eggs are puffed up and cooked through, 30 to 33 minutes.
• Slice into 2-inch pieces. Serve immediately.