Appetizers » Fried Stuffed Olives
Kick up your cocktail hour with Chef Billy Brandolini's fried, stuffed olive hors d'oeuvres. These brilliant one-bite morsels are filled with decadent whipped gorgonzola cheese and herbs. Billy coats them in seasoned flour, egg and breadcrumbs, then fries them to a golden brown crunch. Serve these next to an icy, dry vodka martini and be the "bell of the ball" at your next cocktail party!
Ingredients
Olives & Stuffing
- 1 cup (8 oz) gorgonzola cheese
- 2 tbsp minced herbs (tarragon, thyme, rosemary & cilantro)
- ¼ - ½ cup heavy cream
- 4 cups pitted olives
Spice Blend
- 3 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp ground coriander
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
Breading & Frying
- 1 cup flour
- 1 heaping tbsp spice blend (listed above)
- 6 eggs, whisked
- 2 cups bread crumbs
- canola oil to fill a medium pot halfway
- pinch of spice blend (listed above) to finish
How-to
Make Filling & Stuff Olives
- In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, whip gorgonzola on medium speed until creamy. Add herbs and some of the heavy whipping cream, a little at a time, until the mixture is smooth but not runny. You may not need all of the heavy cream
- Transfer mixture into a piping bag fitted with a small round tip. Stick the tip into the hole of the olive and gentle squeeze until you see the cheese fill to the top. Repeat with remaining olives
Bread & Fry
- Heat oil in a medium pot to 350º
- Mix all spice blend ingredients together
- Combine 1 heaping tbsp of the spice blend with the flour. Set the rest of the spice blend aside
- To bread olives, toss about 6 at a time in a flour mixture. Transfer to whisked eggs to coat, then coat completely in bread crumbs
- Place olives in a fine-mesh strainer and drop the strainer into the hot oil until the olives are submerged. Allow to fry for 30 seconds, or until golden brown. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate to absorb excess oil. Sprinkle each batch with a dash of the spice blend. Repeat breading and frying process until all of the olives are cooked
- Serve with freshly chopped herbs or micro greens to garnish. Enjoy immediately!
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