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Fried Parsley

Ensure parsley is completely dry before frying to avoid steam and burns.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Fried Parsley

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Remove all imperfect or decayed leaves from the parsley.

  2. Wash the parsley in plenty of salted cold water.

  3. Spread the parsley on a clean towel to dry completely.

  4. Gather the stalks in your right hand and quickly dip the leaves into the smoking-hot fat for a moment to crisp them.

  5. Serve fried parsley as a garnish for fritters, croquettes, or any fried dish.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.

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