my mom carried this sage plant home with her from italy years ago. they had eaten fried sage leaves while there and she found this large-leaved variety and tucked it in her bag and flew it on home. the leaves are indeed larger than most sages found here, but i bet a similar specimen could be found.
we cook alot this time of year- one thing we like to do is fry up these leaves and eat them straight up. or chop them up on top of a red sauce pasta, or like tonight, served them as a side dish to fresh pesto.
yum.
to make: pick your sage leaves. wash and dry them. whisk one egg with 1 tablespoon of cold water and place in bowl. in another bowl, place 1/2 cup of good cornmeal. meanwhile heat some olive oil in a pan 'til it sizzles. take each leaf, drag through egg mixture on both sides, ditto for the cornmeal, then place in hot skillet. cook 'til browned on both sides. remove and place on paper towel to drain. then, eat up! (note: you might could make these vegan, omitting the egg- use ice cold water, then do the cornmeal dip, and then fry...)
0 comments:
Post a Comment