Beer Battered Fried Olives
Servings: 10
Calories: 115kcal
Ingredients
beer battered olives
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 12 to 16 ounces beer of your choice I prefer a dark beer like Guinness
- 2 cups pitted olives of your choice
- vegetable oil for frying
cumin-yogurt sauce
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon curry powder
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- pinch cinnamon
- ½ lemon, juiced
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Fill a pot with two inches of oil and preheat to 350°F.
- Whisk together all the dry beer batter ingredients and set aside.
- Place all the yogurt ingredients into a mixing bowl and whisk together until fully mixed and set aside until ready to use.
- Pour beer into the flour mixture and whisk together. Drop some olives into the batter, lift them out using a slotted spoon and shake until only a thin layer of batter coats each olive.
- Carefully drop the olives into the oil and fry for 3 to 5 minutes. Drain onto paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
- Repeat process until all olives have been fried. Serve immediately with yogurt sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 115kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 704mg | Potassium: 73mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 169IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 1mg