Spanish manchego cheese fritters with spicy mayo alioli
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- 60 g all-purpose flour
Put the flour in a large bowl and make a well in the middle.
Manchego cheese fritters of Castilla-La Mancha
- 1 whole large egg
- 120 ml beer
Crack in the egg, whisk it, add the beer and whisk to a smooth batter.
- 1 whole shallot
- 2 cloves garlic
- 8 g chopped fresh parsley
- 1 g dried rosemary
- ½ g dried thyme
Add the finely chopped shallot, grated garlic, chopped parsley, dried rosemary and dried thyme.
Aromatics, herbs and the manchego
- sea salt
- freshly cracked black pepper
- 240 g cheese
Finely shred the cheese, add it to the batter and mix again. Thin with more liquid or thicken with more flour if needed.
- 60 ml extra virgin olive oil
Heat a large fry pan over medium heat with the extra virgin olive oil.
After a couple of minutes add spoonfuls of batter in a single layer, evenly spaced, in batches so the pan is not crowded, and fry 3 to 4 minutes per side until golden all around.
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2½ g hot smoked Spanish paprika
- 5 ml lemon juice
For the alioli, whisk the mayonnaise with grated garlic, hot smoked paprika, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and black pepper to a creamy sauce.
- 15 ml extra virgin olive oil
- sea salt
- freshly cracked black pepper
Transfer the alioli to a serving dish and arrange the fritters around it.