Asparagi Fritti Al Prosciutto
Recipe
- Title:
- Asparagi Fritti Al Prosciutto
- Categories:
- Vegetables, Italian
- Yield:
- 4 servings
Ingredients
- 16
- Fat asparagus spears
- 2
- Eggs; beaten together
- - washed and trimmed
- Flour; for dredging
- - (See NOTE)
- 16 sm Slices prosciutto
- 1 ts Salt
- 1 tb Cooking oil
- 6 tb Butter
Directions
- COOK ASPARAGUS IN BOILING salted water until barely tender, about 10 minutes.
- Drain in a colander, spray with cold water, and pat dry.
- Lay asparagus out on a platter.
- Melt 3 tablespoons of butter and drizzle it over asparagus spears.
- Put beaten eggs on one plate and flour for dredging on another.
- Heat remaining butter and oil in a skillet.
- Wrap each asparagus spear in a slice of prosciutto.
- Roll them in flour (brush off excess), dip in egg, and saute them until golden, about 2 minutes to a side.
- Drain on paper towels and serve hot.
Directions
- NOTE: If there are no fat asparagus, use twice as many skinny ones; cook a few minutes less and roll 2 spears in each slice of prosciutto.
Directions
- TOM MARESCA AND DIANE DARROW - PRODIGY GUEST CHEFS COOKBOOK
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