Avocados with a Side of Fried
Sure regular avocados rock, but what if you took them up a notch by battering and deep frying them? In honor of TGI Fryday , Chef Eric Gruber of Shore Lodge in snowy McCall, Idaho did just that and was kind enough to share the recipe with up. Check out Chef's tempura fried avocado salad, certain to warm your heart and soul after a long day on the slopes!
Tempura-Fried Avocado
INGREDIENTS
All-purpose flour -- 1 cup
Cornstarch -- 1/2 cup
Baking powder -- 1/2 tsp
Egg yolk -- 1 each
Club soda, cold -- 1 cup
DIRECTIONS
Sift the flour, cornstarch, and baking powdertogether in a large bowl. Slowly stir in egg yolk and club soda. Mixuntil thoroughly blended. Quarter 1 avocado and peel. Dredge a quarterof the avocado in cornstarch and dip into batter. Drop into a fryer at350 degrees Fahrenheit and fry for 3-5 minutes until golden brown.
ABOUT THE CHEF
Along with a lifetime of passion for cooking,Chef Eric Gruber brings more than two decades of culinary experienceand knowledge to McCall, Idaho's Shore Lodge. A graduate of theScottsdale Culinary Institute who has worked at several 4-star,4-diamond establishments, Chef Gruber has served as executive chef atShore Lodge since September 2008. His philosophy of building menusaround seasonal and regional ingredient-driven cuisine is showcasedmost notably at The Narrows, the resort's fine-dining restaurant andlounge. Locally sourced products like grass-fed lamb from Hailey,Idaho, with mountain huckleberries picked fresh in McCall arehighlights of the menu.
ABOUT SHORE LODGE
Established in 1948 and nestled on thesandy shores of beautiful Payette Lake, the iconic Shore Lodge is thepremiere resort in Central Idaho and a quintessential mountain retreat.Having completed a major renovation in 2009, the property and itsamenities are second to none and include Whitetail Club, an 18-hole,1,200-acre, private golf course designed by U.S. Open winner AndyNorth. In addition, Shore Lodge is nearby three major river systems andonly 5 miles from Brundage Mountain, which Ski Magazine says has "thebest powder in North America" and which provides lift-assisted accessto more than 20 miles of mountain bike trails. Visitwww.shorelodgemccall.com for more information.
- SmokeInDaEye.com , Home of Bigger, Badder, Bolder Competition BBQ(c)
Tempura-Fried Avocado
INGREDIENTS
All-purpose flour -- 1 cup
Cornstarch -- 1/2 cup
Baking powder -- 1/2 tsp
Egg yolk -- 1 each
Club soda, cold -- 1 cup
DIRECTIONS
Sift the flour, cornstarch, and baking powdertogether in a large bowl. Slowly stir in egg yolk and club soda. Mixuntil thoroughly blended. Quarter 1 avocado and peel. Dredge a quarterof the avocado in cornstarch and dip into batter. Drop into a fryer at350 degrees Fahrenheit and fry for 3-5 minutes until golden brown.
ABOUT THE CHEF
Along with a lifetime of passion for cooking,Chef Eric Gruber brings more than two decades of culinary experienceand knowledge to McCall, Idaho's Shore Lodge. A graduate of theScottsdale Culinary Institute who has worked at several 4-star,4-diamond establishments, Chef Gruber has served as executive chef atShore Lodge since September 2008. His philosophy of building menusaround seasonal and regional ingredient-driven cuisine is showcasedmost notably at The Narrows, the resort's fine-dining restaurant andlounge. Locally sourced products like grass-fed lamb from Hailey,Idaho, with mountain huckleberries picked fresh in McCall arehighlights of the menu.
ABOUT SHORE LODGE
Established in 1948 and nestled on thesandy shores of beautiful Payette Lake, the iconic Shore Lodge is thepremiere resort in Central Idaho and a quintessential mountain retreat.Having completed a major renovation in 2009, the property and itsamenities are second to none and include Whitetail Club, an 18-hole,1,200-acre, private golf course designed by U.S. Open winner AndyNorth. In addition, Shore Lodge is nearby three major river systems andonly 5 miles from Brundage Mountain, which Ski Magazine says has "thebest powder in North America" and which provides lift-assisted accessto more than 20 miles of mountain bike trails. Visitwww.shorelodgemccall.com for more information.
- SmokeInDaEye.com , Home of Bigger, Badder, Bolder Competition BBQ(c)
Posted by Smoke In Da Eye at 4/23/2010 11:12 AM 
Categories: TGI Frydays, recipes
Tags: tempura avocado deep fried avocado
Categories: TGI Frydays, recipes
Tags: tempura avocado deep fried avocado
This looks great. Our favorite local Mexican place makes the most obscene fried avocado dish:
Aguacate Relleno - Avocado Stuffed with your choice of grilled chicken, steak or shrimp, wrapped in monterey jack cheese, lightly breaded and fried.
My wife loves them. Looks like they cut it in half, remove the seed, and stuff.
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Yu8m, wish I could try them I've never had a fried avacado.
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