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Parsleyed Celery Root Fritters and Lemon Aïoli

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Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 12 fritters, serving 4 as a first course

Ingredients

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2 garlic cloves
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

For batter

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup beer (not dark)
1 1/2 teaspoons celery salt
a 1-pound celery root (sometimes called celeriac)
about 4 cups vegetable oil for frying
about 12 fresh small flat-leafed parsley sprigs

Preparation

  1. Make aïoli:

    Step 1

    Mince garlic and in a bowl stir together aïoli ingredients and salt and pepper to taste. (Aïoli may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered.)

  2. Make batter:

    Step 2

    In a bowl whisk together batter ingredients and pepper to taste. With a sharp knife peel celery root and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.

  3. Step 3

    In a deep large heavy skillet (about 12 inches wide by 3 inches deep) heat 1 inch oil over moderately high heat until a deep-fat thermometer registers 375° F. Working in batches of 3, coat celery root slices in batter, letting excess drip off, and immediately press a parsley sprig into batter on one side of each slice. Carefully drop coated slices, parsley sides up, into oil and fry, turning them once, until golden brown, about 1 minute on each side. Transfer fritters as fried with tongs to brown paper or paper towels to drain. Return oil to 375° F before next batch.

  4. Step 4

    Serve fritters immediately with aïoli.

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