Spanish Onion & Cheese Fritters | Seriously GOOD 20 Minute Recipe
Ingredients
- Flour½ cups
- Egg1
- Beer½ cups
- Onion2
- Garlic3 cloves
- Parsley · chopped3 tbsp
- Paprika · smoked½ tsp
- Thyme · dried½ tsp
- Manchego cheese · grated1 cup
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Mayonnaise½ cups
- Lemon1 tsp
- Extra virgin olive oil9 tbsp
Instructions
- Put the flour in a large bowl and make a well in the middle. Crack in the egg and beat only the egg, then add the beer and whisk until you have a creamy batter.
- Finely chop the onions and add them to the batter. Finely grate the garlic over them, then add the parsley, paprika and thyme. Season with salt and pepper, mix well, add the grated cheese and mix to a semi-thick batter.
- Heat a large frying pan over medium heat and add 120 ml extra virgin olive oil.
- When the oil is hot, drop spoonfuls of batter into the pan in a single layer, evenly spaced. Cook in batches for 3 minutes per side, or until golden all over. Move each batch to a plate lined with paper towels.
- For the aioli, put the mayonnaise in a bowl and finely grate in the garlic. Add the lemon juice, 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil and parsley, season with salt and pepper, and whisk until creamy.
- Spoon the aioli into a serving dish and arrange the fritters around it.
Summarized from Spain on a Fork's video. Watch it for the details.
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