Herbed Ricotta Fritters
Recipe: #15096
October 24, 2014
Categories: Side Dishes, Snacks, Cheese, Parmesan, Appetizers, Sunday Dinner, Oven Bake, Vegetarian, Herbs, more
"From Australian Super Food Ideas April 2007. Times at this point are estimated though I have included 1 hour chill time in preparation."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (73.3 g)
- Calories 171
- Total Fat - 11.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.6 g
- Cholesterol - 237.3 mg
- Sodium - 339.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 5.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.7 g
- Sugars - 0.3 g
- Protein - 12.2 g
- Calcium - 308.3 mg
- Iron - 0.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Place ricotta in a sieve over a medium bowl, cover and refrigerate for 1 hour to allow excess moisture to drain from ricotta.
Step 2
Drain, wash and dry bowl.
Step 3
Spoon ricotta into the bowl, add egg yolks, mixing well to combine, then add flour, herbs and 1 1/2 cups parmesan. Season with salt and pepper, stirring well to combine.
Step 4
Preheat oven to 160 degree Celsius.
Step 5
Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
Step 6
Using 1 heaped tablespoon of mixture per fritter, cook fritters in batches of 4, turning often with a metal spoon, for 3 minutes or until golden.
Step 7
Transfer to a wire rack over a baking tray, keep warm in oven while cooking the remaining fritters.
Step 8
Place fritters on a plate, sprinkle with remaining parmesan, season with salt and pepper.
Step 9
Serve.
Tips
No special items needed.