Fried Celery
List of Ingredients
1 medium bunch celery
1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
2 Tbsp. parsley, chopped
salt/pepper
2 eggs
6 Tbsp. grated cheese
1 garlic clove, minced
extra virgin olive oil
Recipe
Seperate celery stalks, scrub with a brush. Trim off root and any blemishes, remove strings. If too wide, cut in half and then into 3" pieces. Cook celery in boiling salted
water, covered for 15 minutes or until tender. Drain.
In a shallow bowl, beat eggs, add garlic. In another bowl, combine bread crums, cheese, parsley, salt and pepper. Dip celery pieces in egg and dredge in bread crumb
mixture. Heat olive oil in large skillet and saute celery pieces over low flame until golden brown on both sides. Add more olive oil if needed. Drain on absorbent paper.
Serves 5-6.
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