Brains Fritters with a Tomato and Chilli Sauce

Name: Brains Fritters with a Tomato and Chilli Sauce
Ingredients: 1 egg white; oil for deep-frying; 2 tablespoons chopped parsley; freshly ground black pepper; salt; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 100 g/4 oz flour; Pickled Samphire, to garnish; 1 quantity of Tomato and Chilli Sauce; 1 set of cooked ox brains, sliced

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Carved Angel Cookery Book

By Joyce Molyneux

Published 1990

About

Again, a good contrast between the textures of the batter and the brains, with a gentle kick from the chillied tomato sauce. Make the sauce and batter in advance, but leave the deep-frying until the very last minute.

Ingredients

oil for deep-frying
1 set of cooked ox brains, sliced
1 quantity of Tomato and Chilli Sauce

Main course
Sauce

Method

To make the batter, sift the flour into a bowl and make a well in the centre. Pour in the oil and add salt and pepper to taste, the parsley and 65 ml/2½ fl oz cold water. Mix well, gradually adding m