RECIPE: CHILLI CRUMBLED HALOUMI CHIPS
Serves 6-8,
prep and cooking time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
2 x 250g
blocks haloumi
4 eggs
2 cups of
panko breadcrumbs
2 tsps. dried
chilli flakes (add or subtract amount. to taste)
1 cup plain
flour
Vegetable oil
Salt and
pepper
Mayonnaise
and lemon wedges to serve
Method
1. Cut haloumi in half horizontally, then cut length ways into 1cm-wide chips. Place on tray. Pat dry with paper towel.
2. Whisk eggs in a shallow dish. Combine
breadcrumbs and chilli flakes in a separate shallow dish. Season with salt and
pepper.
3. Dust haloumi in flour, shaking away excess.
Dip in egg, then breadcrumbs mixture to coat.
4.
Heat
enough oil in a large, deep frying pan over a medium to high heat (to
shallow-fry). Add haloumi in two batches. Fry, turning halfway through, for
about 4 minutes, or until golden and crisp. Transfer to a wire rack
sitting over a tray.
5. Serve with mayonnaise and lemon wedges.
TIPS:
Haloumi chips
are best served as soon as they are cooked.
Keep warm in
a slow oven (150C), if required.
You can
replace chilli with lemon pepper seasoning or mild taco spice mix, if
preferred.
Enjoy your delicious haloumi chips!
Written by Amy Challenor
