SPICY FRIED FISH BALLS
My deliciously spicy island twist on fish balls. Serve this with your favorite dipping sauce.
Provided by CaribbeanPot
Categories Pescatarian Finger Food Kid-Friendly Easy Shellfish-Free Spicy Soy-Free Game Day Entertaining Summer Food Processor Peanut-Free Tree Nut-Free Sugar-Free Tomato-Free Stove
Time 45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Wash and pat the Cod Fillet (1 pound) and dry with some paper towels. Then cut into chunks and place into a food processor.
- Give the fish a few pulses in the food processor and remember to scrape down the side so you get an even consistency.
- Add the Parmesan Cheese (3/4 cup), Fresh Parsley (1 tablespoon), Fresh Thyme (1 tablespoon), Garlic (2 clove), Egg (2), Panko Breadcrumbs (3/4 cup), Salt (1/4 teaspoon), Ground Black Pepper (1/4 teaspoon), and Scotch Bonnet Pepper (1/2).
- Pulse for a minute or two and remember to stop to scrape down, until you have a well mixed consistency.
- Shape this into the small balls for frying. Take about a tablespoon's worth of filling and roll in your hands to form the ball.
- Roll balls in All-Purpose Flour (1/2 cup) and coat evenly.
- Heat the Vegetable Oil (as needed) over medium-high heat and fry balls for 3-4 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
- Serve warm with your favorite dipping sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 190 calories, Protein 2.8 g, Fat 19.6 g, Carbohydrate 2.2 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Sugar 0.1 g, Sodium 71.2 mg, SaturatedFat 15.7 g, TransFat 0.0 g, Cholesterol 17.6 mg, UnsaturatedFat 2.8 g
FRIED ALLIGATOR NUGGETS
Steps:
- Fill a deep pot halfway full with oil. Heat to 360 degrees F. Coat the alligator meat with the fish batter. Fry for 2 to 3 minutes, until gator floats in oil. Remove and add salt and pepper to taste. Serve as an appetizer with remoulade sauce, mustard sauce, or cocktail sauce for dipping.
FRIED ALLIGATOR WITH A GARLIC AIOLI DIPPING SAUCE; MEDITERRANEAN ALLIGATOR WITH A TOMATO AND CAPER SAUCE; ALLIGATOR PICATTA
Steps:
- Combine equal parts of plain bread crumbs and flour in a small bowl. Dip the alligator meat in the flour mixture and set the pieces aside. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the alligator meat to the hot oil and pan-fry until all sides are evenly browned. When the alligator is cooked through, remove the meat with tongs, and drain the excess oil on a paper towel-lined plate. Immediately add salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. Before serving, squeeze the juice of 1 lemon on top of the fried alligator.
- In a food processor, pulse the garlic, green onion, and white onion until minced and thoroughly combined. Add the egg yolks and lemon juice, and pulse again until blended. Slowly drizzle the oil into through the feeding tube of the processor until the sauce emulsifies. When the sauce is thickened, add salt, pepper, and a couple drops of hot pepper sauce, to taste. Serve as a dipping sauce for the Fried Alligator.
- Combine the olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add the onion and shallot to the pan, and saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the garlic, and then add the alligator meat. Saute the alligator for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the meat begins to brown, flipping the meat when the first side begins browning. Add the tomatoes, parsley, lemon juice, and olives to the pan. Bring to a simmer, and then lower heat to maintain a simmer for 35 to 40 minutes. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
- Pound the alligator with a meat mallet to tenderize. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, and then add the olive oil and 4 tablespoons of butter. Add the shallot, and saute for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon so that it doesn't burn. Add the alligator meat to the pan, and saute for an additional 8 to 10 minutes, or until the alligator browns slightly. Add chicken stock and flour, and then cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the sauce thickens. Lower the heat to medium-low, and add the capers and lemon juice, and then simmer for 15 minutes. Add butter, as needed, to thicken the sauce. Garnish the plate with lemon wedges.
SPICY FRIED FISH BALLS
While eating in Kuala Lumpur food stalls, Zak Pelaccio, chef of Fatty Crab and 5 Ninth restaurants in Manhattan, first tried otak-otak, an intense, spicy mackerel paste. Although in Malaysia you'd usually find otak-otak steamed, he rolls it into balls and deep-fries them as a cocktail snack for 230 Fifth, a rooftop bar where he consults on the menu.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories appetizer
Time 50m
Yield About 40 fish balls
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- To make fish balls, pound shallots, chilies, lime leaves, turmeric, lemon grass, ground coriander and pepper to a paste in a mortar and pestle, or use a food processor. Transfer to bowl.
- In food processor, blend cod and mackerel to a smooth paste. Add eggs. Gradually pulse in aromatics and coconut milk, alternating ingredients, until incorporated. Pulse in rice flour until you can form paste into a ball.
- To make sauce, whisk remaining ingredients, other than oil and panko, in a bowl.
- In a saucepan or wok, heat 3 inches oil to 375 degrees. Meanwhile, grind panko in a food processor or mortar and pestle. Using wet hands, roll fish paste into 2-inch balls. Dip balls into panko and coat evenly. Fry, turning frequently, until golden brown all over, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain on a paper-towel-lined plate. Serve with dipping sauce.
ALLIGATOR FINGERS
Quick and easy way to fix up gator bites for your friends - exotic, but taste like chicken! You can get frozen alligator meat online.
Provided by JerryFLA
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Meat and Poultry
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Place alligator meat in a medium bowl, and mix with vinegar, salt, and pepper. Cover, and refrigerate about 10 minutes.
- Pour oil into a large skillet to a depth of 1 inch, and heat over a medium-high flame.
- Add to a large resealable bag the flour, cornmeal, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and black pepper. Squeeze off excess liquid from meat, and add one handful of meat to the resealable bag. Shake to coat. Remove meat, shake off excess flour, and set on a plate. Repeat with remaining meat.
- When oil is hot, place meat pieces into oil, being careful not to overcrowd. Fry until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Remove to paper towels, and serve hot.
- To prepare dipping sauce, mix together in a small bowl the mayonnaise, horseradish, brown mustard, and red wine vinegar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 487.1 calories, Carbohydrate 19.1 g, Cholesterol 2 mg, Fat 20.4 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 54 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 59.7 mg, Sugar 1 g
SPICY CHICKEN BALLS
Make and share this Spicy Chicken Balls recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Tisme
Categories Chicken
Time 30m
Yield 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl a mix together well.
- Roll into bite size balls.
- Place in a shallow baking dish and bake at 200C for 20 minutes.
- Serve with a Satay Sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 53.3, Fat 2.5, SaturatedFat 0.6, Cholesterol 17.7, Sodium 104.8, Carbohydrate 3.2, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 0.5, Protein 4.5
DEEP FRIED CHEESE BALLS
Make and share this Deep Fried Cheese Balls recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ellie_
Categories Cheese
Time 30m
Yield 30 cheese balls
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a medium bowl mix together cheese, shrimp, cilantro, chilies and chili powder. Form into 3/4-inch balls. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a heavy saucepan or deep fryer to 350-degrees F.
- Combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt in a pie pan or shallow dish.
- Make a well in center of flour mixture and add water and 2 tablespoons oil, whisk to combine.
- In another pie pan pour in breadcrumbs.
- Dip cheese balls in batter, roll in breadcrumbs and then deep fry in batches.
- Drain on paper towels.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 83.1, Fat 3.8, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 17, Sodium 98.9, Carbohydrate 8, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 0.3, Protein 4
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