About the Recipe
Ingredients
Oil for frying
2 cups blue cheese stuffed olives
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 large eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups panko bread crumbs
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Chopped fresh parsley for garnish (optional)
Preparation
Heat 2 inches of oil in a heavy-bottomed pan to 350 degrees F.
Dry the olives on a paper towel-lined baking sheet. Add the flour, eggs, and panko bread crumbs to three separate shallow dishes. Season the bread crumbs with Italian seasoning and crushed red pepper.
Dredge a few olives in the flour, coating them completely, then dip them in the eggs, and then coat them in the bread crumbs. Set aside and repeat with the remaining olives.
Working in batches, fry the olives in the hot oil until crispy and golden, about 1 1/2-2 minutes. Remove the olives to a wire rack over a paper towel-lined sheet tray. Continue to fry the remaining olives.