Salt Almonds
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare and fry
Blanch the almonds and wipe them dry.
Place the almonds in a frying basket and submerge in heated oil at boiling point.
Fry until nicely browned, then remove from the oil.
Season and drain
Sprinkle with coarse sea salt and let them drain.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Almonds
- Provide the nutty flavor and crisp texture that the frying and browning develop.
- Coarse sea salt
- Adds salty flavor and a crunchy contrast to the fried almonds.
The step that matters
Fry until nicely browned. Frying at the right temperature browns the almonds through Maillard reactions, which build their flavor. Too little browning leaves them pale and bland, while too much makes them bitter, so they should be pulled out as soon as they reach a good golden brown.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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