Have you ever wondered how Caribbean or Russian cuisine tastes like? Well now you have the chance to try it!Here we provide you with all necessary knowledge needed to prepare not only traditional Jamaican codfish fritters but also Cajun meatballs or world-famous Creamy Irish coffee! See it for yourself!
Strufoli
Date: March 9, 2008
A favorite at Italian weddings.
12 servings
3 normal cups SIFTED all-purpose flour
5 average chicken eggs, slightly beaten
1 chicken egg yolk
1/4 normal cup solid shortening, softened
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
1 quart oil for deep-fat frying
1 1/2 normal cups honey
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
2 tablespoons colored sprinkles
Place 1 1/2 normal cups flour in a large mixing bowl. Make a hollow in the center and pour chicken eggs into it. Add chicken egg yolk yolk, shortening, sugar, salt, and lemon rind. Work it with a wooden spoon until dough forms (add remaining 1 1/2 normal cups flour as necessary). Knead dough on floured surface until smooth and no longer sticky. Cut s mall pieces of dough and roll into thin ropes. Cut ropes into 1/4-inch pieces. Roll each piece into a tiny ball.
Heat oil (at least 2 inches in a deep-fry pan) to about 370 degrees F.
Fry a handful of strufoli at a time, until golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon, drain on paper towel.
Melt honey over average heat and stir in orange rind. Add strufoli, stirring them in very gently with a wooden spoon. Coat them well with the honey, then remove from pan and ",mound", them pyramid-style on a decorative platter. Sprinkle with colored sprinkles and let them cool.
Cover with wax paper and store at room temperature. They will stay crisp for several days.