Crispy Olives Stuffed with Sausage

Name: Crispy Olives Stuffed with Sausage
Prep time: 23 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters fine bread crumbs; 2 larges eggs; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 227 grams jar pitted green olives; 113 grams (1 link) fresh Italian sausage; 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil; 946 milliliters peanut oil, for deep-frying; 1 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes, optional; 8 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper

Crispy Olives Stuffed with Sausage might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 266 calories, 5g of protein, and 22g of fat each. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up salt and pepper, eggs, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 23 minutes.

Instructions

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Remove the sausage meat from the casing and place it in a medium bowl.

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Ground Pork Sausage

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Bowl

Add the garlic, a pinch of salt, and red pepper flakes, if using.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Garlic

Salt

Mix to evenly distribute the ingredients.

Drain the olives and rinse them under cold water.

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Olives

Water

Remove the pimentos, if necessary. Stuff each of the olives with 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of the sausage mixture.

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Pimiento

Sausage

Olives

Heat the oil in a deep fryer, or stock pot, to 375 degrees F.

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Stock

Cooking Oil

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Spread the flour on a dinner plate.

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Spread

All Purpose Flour

Break the eggs into a shallow bowl and beat lightly.

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Egg

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Spread the bread crumbs on another dinner plate and sprinkle them with salt and pepper. Moisten the olives with the olive oil, stirring to evenly distribute the oil and seasoning.

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Salt And Pepper

Breadcrumbs

Olive Oil

Seasoning

Olives

Spread

Cooking Oil

Roll the olives in the flour, coating them all over and shaking off the excess. Then dip them in the egg, letting any excess drip back into the bowl. Finally, coat the olives all over with the bread crumbs. As each olive is coated, place it on a tray. Cover the olives and refrigerate until you are ready to fry them.

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Breadcrumbs

Olives

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Roll

Dip

Egg

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Fry the olives until golden brown and the sausage in the middle is cooked through, about 3 minutes. The olives will bubble vigorously until they are nearly done, so watch for splatters.

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Sausage

Olives

Drain on paper towels to absorb any excess oil.

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Cooking Oil

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Paper Towels