Kale hush puppies with lemon aïoli

Name: Kale hush puppies with lemon aïoli
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 handfuls of de-stalked curly kale leaves finely chopped; 1 egg; 250ml buttermilk; 200g polenta; 80g plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; for frying oil; 1 egg; 1 lemon zested and juiced; 1 clove garlic; 250ml olive oil

Published: January 15, 2015 at 8:48 AM

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Serves 6

Easy

Total time: 1 hr and 30 mins

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Hush puppies are little American savoury doughnuts in a polenta batter. Dip these crispy kale snacks into zingy lemon aioli for an easy party snack

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Ingredients

Nutrition

2 handfuls of de-stalked curly kale

leaves finely chopped
1 egg
250ml buttermilk
200g polenta
80g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
for frying oil

AIOLI

1 egg
1 lemon

zested and juiced
1 clove garlic
250ml olive oil

Nutrition: per serving

kcal621
fat48.1g
saturates7.1g
carbs38.4g
fibre1g
protein8g
salt0.7g

Method

step 1

Simmer the kale in a little water for 4 minutes, then drain through a fine sieve and squeeze it dry. Whisk the egg and butter milk in a jug. Tip the polenta, flour, baking powder and soda and plenty of seasoning into a bowl. Add the buttermilk and egg to the centre and gradually whisk everything together. Stir in the kale and leave the mixture to sit while you make the aioli.
step 2

Put the egg in a blender cup or jug and whizz with a hand blender. Add the lemon zest, garlic and a splash of juice and then, with the motor running, pour in the oil in a steady stream, pulling the blender upwards slowly to incorporate the oil at the top until you have a thick mayonnaise. Stir in the lemon juice and some seasoning.
step 3

Heat a pan filled 1/3 full with oil for frying (or use a wok). Lower tablespoons of the kale mixture into the oil and fry for about 5 minutes, or until they're puffed and brown. If they sink, make sure they don’t get stuck on the base of the pan. You can fry a few at a time but don’t overcrowd the pan. Drain on kitchen paper. Serve the hush puppies with the lemon aïoli.

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