Smashed Potato Scallop
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Smashed Potato Scallop
Recipe by Courtney Roulston
Dietaries: Vegetarian, meat free
Serves: 4 as a snack
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
1 large sweet potato, sliced into 2mm rounds
1 cup Plain flour
1 heaped teaspoon baking powder
200ml chilled soda water
Sea salt to taste
3 cups oil for frying
Malt vinegar to serve
METHOD
Mix together the flour, baking powder, pinch of salt and soda water together in a bowl until smooth. Set aside for 10 minutes.
Heat the oil to around 170 C in a high sided frying pan.
Dip the slices of sweet potato into the batter allowing a little extra to fall off before placing into the oil. Cook in batches of 3 or 4 on a gentle heat for 3 minutes each side, or util puffed and golden. Drain on kitchen paper and repeat with all the slices of sweet potato. Season with salt while they are hot.
Arrange on a platter and serve with malt vinegar on the side.
