Peixinhos da Horta (Battered Green Beans)

Name: Peixinhos da Horta (Battered Green Beans)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 400 g green beans; 150 g wheat flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 2 dl beer; ½ tsp salt; 1 l vegetable oil; 1 lemon; 1 tsp salt

Prep15 minCook15 minTotal30 minDifficultyEasy

Ingredients

4 servings

Contains: Gluten

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Nutrition

Per serving

Calories: 2230.3; total 8921
Protein: 6.2 g; total 24.8 g
Carbs: 40.1 g; total 160.3 g
Fat: 230.7 g; total 922.6 g

Estimated · based on 8 of 8 ingredients

Crisp beer-battered green bean bundles, fried golden and served with a squeeze of lemon — a much-loved Portuguese vegetable snack.

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Method

1
- green beans400 g
Blanch the green beans — Blanch the green beans in boiling salted water for 3-4 minutes until just tender-crisp. Drain and pat completely dry.
2
- wheat flour150 g
- baking powder1 tsp
- beer2 dl
- salt1 tsp
Make the beer batter — Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Gradually whisk in the cold beer until you have a smooth, thick batter.
3
- green beans400 g
Dip the bean bundles — Gather the beans into small bundles of 4-5, dip into the batter to coat evenly.
4
- vegetable oil1 l
- lemon1
- salt1 tsp
Fry until golden — Heat the vegetable oil to 180°C (350°F) and fry the bundles in batches for 3-4 minutes until golden and crisp. Drain on paper towels, sprinkle with salt, and serve hot with lemon wedges.

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