Are beer-battered olives this summer’s next big food trend? Try them out and see for yourself!
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As the weather gets warmer and we head outside a little more to visit friends and family (or just to relax and enjoy a cold beverage), there’s an exciting new food trend doing rounds.
Beer-battered olives are the latest dish to take the internet by storm, with some foodies raving about them and dubbing them the 'must-try' appetiser of summer.
This recipe was brought to us by Chef Carolina Gelen, who was inspired after scoring a cute bowl at an op-shop shaped like an olive. Really!
Taking to Instagram, she shared her recipe for her beer-battered olives where more than 150,000 people showed their love through hearts (likes). That’s a LOT of love for olives, eh?
Well, without further ado, let’s get started!
To make her recipe, you need these first:
And of course, you also need the batter! For it, you should have:
Don’t forget the dip!
Now that we have our ingredients, let’s cook olives, Chef Caroline style!
First, remove the pits from the store-bought olives, then stuff each with a piece of cheddar cheese. Next, dredge the olives in flour and set them aside.
In a large shallow bowl, add flour, cornstarch, baking powder, black pepper, and chopped rosemary. Whisk the ingredients while adding the beer.
While you may add more if you want a stronger taste, we do recommend watching out as adding too much may cause the batter to be too thin to coat the olives!
Once the batter is mixed well, add oil to a pot about two inches deep. Heat to about 190 degrees Celsius.
Next, retrieve the olives and dip each of them in the batter until covered nicely.
Deep fry the olives for around 5 to 7 minutes — be sure to flip them so they’re evenly cooked! Once done, place the olives on a cooling rack lined with paper towels to drain the excess oil. (A plate would do if you don’t have a cooling rack, but don’t forget the paper towels!)
And finally, the dip! This part is easy as you will only need to combine the minced garlic cloves, the chopped chives or spring onions, mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, lime juice, and salt in a bowl and mix.
Once you get the dip done, don’t forget to dust the fried olives with Cayenne pepper powder (if you don’t mind a little spice) and a pinch of salt (if you followed our tip, add the quick-fried rosemary sprigs too!).
We don’t know about you, but the one word on our minds right now is: ‘Yum!’
Unsurprisingly, hundreds of foodies on social media are raving about the recipe as well.
‘Made these today, it was insanely delicious.’ one woman wrote in the comments section of Carolina's post.
A second user agreed and added, ‘Oh my God, I think I could probably eat my own weight in these!’
‘Wow! These are amazing! We couldn't stop eating them. Thank you so much for sharing!' another added.
Honestly, olives have never looked so delicious…
In the meantime, you might want to check out other delicious recipes we have at our cooking and recipes thread.
What are your thoughts, folks? Do you like this beer-battered recipe? Or do you have your own olive recipe? Post it down below so we can try it out!
Source: Instagram/@carolinagelen
Beer-battered olives are the latest dish to take the internet by storm, with some foodies raving about them and dubbing them the 'must-try' appetiser of summer.
This recipe was brought to us by Chef Carolina Gelen, who was inspired after scoring a cute bowl at an op-shop shaped like an olive. Really!
Taking to Instagram, she shared her recipe for her beer-battered olives where more than 150,000 people showed their love through hearts (likes). That’s a LOT of love for olives, eh?
Well, without further ado, let’s get started!
To make her recipe, you need these first:
- Pitted olives (226g)
- Cheddar cheese (50g)
- All-purpose flour (20g)
And of course, you also need the batter! For it, you should have:
- All-purpose flour (74g)
- Cornstarch (32g)
- Baking powder (1 teaspoon)
- Black pepper (½ teaspoon)
- Fresh rosemary, finely chopped (about ½ tablespoon,)
- Light beer or sparkling water (105g, add more as needed)
- Salt (a pinch)
- Cooking oil
- Cayenne pepper powder
Chef Carolina dipping her beer-battered olives in creamy garlic-mayo dip. Yum! Credit: Instagram/@carolinagelen
Don’t forget the dip!
- Two to three garlic cloves (minced)
- Finely chopped chives or spring onions (2 tablespoons)
- Greek yogurt (50g)
- Mayonnaise (57g)
- Lime juice (1 tablespoon)
- Salt (just a pinch)
Now that we have our ingredients, let’s cook olives, Chef Caroline style!
First, remove the pits from the store-bought olives, then stuff each with a piece of cheddar cheese. Next, dredge the olives in flour and set them aside.
In a large shallow bowl, add flour, cornstarch, baking powder, black pepper, and chopped rosemary. Whisk the ingredients while adding the beer.
While you may add more if you want a stronger taste, we do recommend watching out as adding too much may cause the batter to be too thin to coat the olives!
Once the batter is mixed well, add oil to a pot about two inches deep. Heat to about 190 degrees Celsius.
Next, retrieve the olives and dip each of them in the batter until covered nicely.
Deep fry the olives for around 5 to 7 minutes — be sure to flip them so they’re evenly cooked! Once done, place the olives on a cooling rack lined with paper towels to drain the excess oil. (A plate would do if you don’t have a cooling rack, but don’t forget the paper towels!)
Voila! Chef Carolina’s finished beer-battered olives garnished with rosemary sprigs and Cayenne pepper. Credit: Instagram/@carolinagelen
Once you get the dip done, don’t forget to dust the fried olives with Cayenne pepper powder (if you don’t mind a little spice) and a pinch of salt (if you followed our tip, add the quick-fried rosemary sprigs too!).
We don’t know about you, but the one word on our minds right now is: ‘Yum!’
Unsurprisingly, hundreds of foodies on social media are raving about the recipe as well.
‘Made these today, it was insanely delicious.’ one woman wrote in the comments section of Carolina's post.
A second user agreed and added, ‘Oh my God, I think I could probably eat my own weight in these!’
‘Wow! These are amazing! We couldn't stop eating them. Thank you so much for sharing!' another added.
Honestly, olives have never looked so delicious…
In the meantime, you might want to check out other delicious recipes we have at our cooking and recipes thread.
What are your thoughts, folks? Do you like this beer-battered recipe? Or do you have your own olive recipe? Post it down below so we can try it out!
Source: Instagram/@carolinagelen
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