Low-carb snack recipe for 4 - 8 people, takes only 15 mins; recipe has plain flour, butter, gruyere, parmesan, egg and vegetable oil.
Spicy cheese bites
Course: Low-carb snack
Servings
4 - 8
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Vegetable Oil: 1l vegetable oil, for deep frying
- Parmesan: 25g fresh parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), finely grated
- Egg: 2 eggs, well beaten
- Butter: 50g butter, chopped
- Plain Flour: 85g plain flour
- Gruyere: 50g mature gruyere, grated
Directions
- Sift the flour and a little salt into a bowl. Set a non-stick pan on the heat with 150ml cold water and the chopped butter. Bring to the boil, stirring until the butter melts. Tip in all the flour and, using a wooden spoon, beat hard until the mix becomes smooth and starts to leave the side of the pan.
- Remove from the heat, beat in the gruyere and half the parmesan and cool for 5 mins. Gradually beat in the eggs until you have a smooth, thick, but spoonable mix - you may not need all the egg. Can be set aside now for 2 hrs without chilling.
- When ready to serve, heat the oil in a deep-fat frying pan to around 180C. Using 2 teaspoons scoop up neat dollops and carefully drop into the hot oil. Fry 6-8 dollops a time for 3-4 mins until golden and crisp - dunk the dollops under to brown evenly. Reheat the oil as necessary. Drain on paper towels, sprinkle with the rest of the parmesan. Serve hot.
