Stuffed Fried Olives

Name: Stuffed Fried Olives
Total time: 1200 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 oz Cream Cheese, softened; 4 tbsp Ricotta Cheese; 20 large Pitted Green Olives; 4 slice Proscuitto; 1 tbsp Minced Garlic; 2 cup Oil for frying; 1 cup Panko Bread Crumbs; 1 Egg, beaten

Erin @cook_3387305

Salty, crispy olives with a cream cheese center. Great with a nice cold beer!

Erin @cook_3387305

Salty, crispy olives with a cream cheese center. Great with a nice cold beer!

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Ingredients

20 mins

4 ozCream Cheese, softened
4 tbspRicotta Cheese
20 largePitted Green Olives
4 sliceProscuitto
1 tbspMinced Garlic
2 cupOil for frying
1 cupPanko Bread Crumbs
1Egg, beaten

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Steps

20 mins

1

Preheat oil in shallow pan for frying, to 350°.
2

Finely chop Proscuitto in food processor and then place in a small mixing bowl.
3

Combine cream cheese, ricotta and garlic in food processor and pulse until smooth.
4

Combine cheese mixture with proscuitto.
5

Rinse olives of any brine and pat dry.
6

Place cheese/proscuitto stuffing in a piping bag and stuff the olives.
7

Roll stuffed olives in a beaten egg and then dredge in panko.
8

Drop olives into oil for 2-3 minutes or until golden. Drain on paper towels.
9

Serve topped with freshly grated parmesan cheese.