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Falafel Recipe | |
Middle Eastern Vegetable | |
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Ingredients:
2 c. thick pureed cooked chick-peas1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp white pepper 1/4 tsp mixed ground herbs - basil, marjoram, thyme 1/4 tsp hot pepper sauce Fine dry cracker or bread crumbs 2 eggs olive oil shortening for deep frying
Directions:
Canned or cooked chick-peas should be drained and mashed. Grind chick-peas through the fine blade of a food chopper. Add salt, pepper, herbs, hotpepper sauce and 2 tbsp cracker or bread crumbs. Beat eggs and stir into mixture. Stir in 2 tbsp melted shortening. Shape mixture into 2 1/2 to 3 inch fingers about 1 inch in diameter. Roll each in dry cracker or bread crumbs. Fry a few at a time in deep hot shortening for 2 to 3 minutes, or till golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on absorbent paper. Serve hot. Makes 18 to 20 rolls.
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