Fried Olives
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 to 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 277
- Total Fat
- 18
- Saturated Fat
- 4
- Carbohydrates
- 20
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 1
- Protein
- 9
- Cholesterol
- 59
- Sodium
- 394
- Total: 25 min
- Active: 20 min
Ingredients
1 3-ounce link hot Italian sausage, casing removed
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
20 large pitted green olives
3/4 cup breadcrumbs
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
Vegetable oil, for frying
Directions
- Mix the sausage with 2 tablespoons parmesan and the parsley in a bowl.
- Cut open the olives (do not fully cut in half). Stuff with the sausage mixture and press closed (it’s OK if the olives don’t close completely).
- Mix the breadcrumbs with the remaining 1/4 cup parmesan. Dredge the olives in the flour, dip in the beaten eggs, then dredge in the breadcrumb mixture.
- Working in batches, deep-fry the olives in 350˚ vegetable oil until golden, 4 minutes; drain on paper towels.