Deep-Fried Feta Cheese and Mushrooms in Beer and Caraway Batter

Name: Deep-Fried Feta Cheese and Mushrooms in Beer and Caraway Batter
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon salt; 250g (8oz) chestnut mushrooms; Flour, for coating; Oil for deep frying; 125g (4oz) self-raising flour; 250g (8oz) feta cheese; 150ml (¼ pint) beer; 1 egg (size 3); 2 teaspoons caraway seeds; ½ teaspoon chilli powder

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Almost Vegetarian Cookbook

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1999

About

You can use this lovely batter for frying all sorts of raw vegetables to make light crisp fritters, which can then be served either as a first course or as an accompaniment to a main dish. The beer makes the batter lighter and crispier.

Ingredients

125g (4oz) self-raising flour
1 teaspoon salt

Europe
United Kingdom
Main course
Vegetarian
Spicy

Method

Sift the flour, salt and chilli powder into a food processor. Then add the caraway seeds and the egg. Whizz the mixture briefly together; then gradually add the beer, whizzing between each addition. Pour the batter into a large bowl and leave it to one side for at least 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, cut the feta cheese into 2.5