Leek Fritters

Name: Leek Fritters
Yield: Serves Four
Ingredients: large pinch of dried thyme or basil; freshly grated nutmeg; salt and ground black pepper; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; lemon wedges, to serve; 120–175 ml/4–6 fl oz/½–¾ cup coarse matzo meal; 4 large leeks, total weight about 1kg/2¼ lb, thickly sliced; olive or vegetable oil, for shallow-frying

Preparation info

Serves
Four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish Cooking

By Marlena Spieler

Published 2016

About

These crispy fried morsels feature prominently in the Sephardic kitchen. According to accounts of the fleeing hebrew slaves, leeks and garlic were missing from their diet and life without them was hardly worth living.

Ingredients

4 large leeks, total weight about 1kg/2¼ lb, thickly sliced
120–175 ml/4–6 fl oz/½–¾

Side dish
Vegetarian

Method

Chop the leeks roughly. Put in a bowl and combine with the matzo meal, eggs, herbs, nutmeg and seasoning.
Cook the leeks in salted boiling water for 5 minutes, or until just tender and bright green. Drain and leave to cool.