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Swing and a Miss: Chickpea “Fries”

By sweinberger
Published December, 9 2007 10:00 pm
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I wanted this recipe to turn out well. It sounded pretty good to me:

This delicious crunchy fry with a creamy center is classic street food in the Nicoise region of France. I like to make these fries as an accompaniment to saucy fish or meat dishes. They are the perfect vehicle to soak up sauce. They also make a great hors-d’œuvre served with a garlicky aioli.

So here they are with a garlic aioli:
chickpea fries
Unfortunately, they didn’t live up to the hype - they were dry and pasty inside. Maybe there was something to the technique that I wasn’t getting. I guess deep-frying can’t make everything better.

I’ll end this post with a poll: Of course latkes and doughnuts are the Chanuka classics - Do you fry (or cook) anything special or out of the ordinary for Chanuka?

10 comments so far (Post your own)
1.At 10:18 pm on December 9th, 2007, Tal Benschar wrote:

This recipe sounds alot like one for falafel.

2.At 12:14 am on December 10th, 2007, Jamie wrote:

I didn’t make it myself, but in the deep-fried spirit of the holiday I shared the Casbah Deli’s chicken schnitzel today with my 15 month old daughter. Expensive, but wow it was really great. My first time at the restaurant and I highly recommend it.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/tZinZdPH3p4BrJuuSYK2Kw

3.At 9:03 am on December 10th, 2007, larry Lennhoff wrote:

I try to make as many fried and or cheesy foods as possible on hanukah. One thing I do every year is fried chicken. I also do a lot of stir fries so I don’t get a heart attack and die. :>)

4.At 9:13 am on December 10th, 2007, BabkaNosher wrote:

I gave up on making soufaniyot… Now we have our annual Beignets! Delicious!

5.At 12:24 pm on December 10th, 2007, sweinberger wrote:

Larry: This is the holiday where I’m most thankful for my genes - no matter what I eat, my cholesterol has never gone over 130. Cholesterol Immunity, I call it.

6.At 12:31 pm on December 10th, 2007, Elizabeth wrote:

Fried turnips. Got the idea from “A Fistful of Lentils: Syrian Jewish Cooking”. Love ‘em.

7.At 1:24 pm on December 10th, 2007, Craig Winchell wrote:

Elizabeth, do you fry them whole or sliced or cut like French fries? Also, deep fried or pan fried?

8.At 3:23 pm on December 10th, 2007, Ari wrote:

I sometimes make bimuelos on Hanuka. They are a Sephardic Hanuka tradition. Basically fried dough-balls served topped with a honey-based syrup.

9.At 1:38 pm on December 11th, 2007, Elizabeth wrote:

We pan-fry the turnips in sliced half-circles.

10.At 10:33 pm on January 3rd, 2008, andrea wrote:

I look forward to trying this recipe. I would bake the chickpea rather than fry it. I prefer the spanish, mediteranean cruisine over any other.

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