Deep Fried Brie

saxy1

I have been given a huge piece of Brie, I would like to make 'deep fried brie' like you have for a starter with cranberry sauce. But I havent got a deep fat fryer!!
Any ideas??

MATH

You do need a deep fat fryer to make it.

I occasionally still make it (despite the calories) because we like it at Chez MATH but I wouldn't serve it for a dinner party because it is a bit dated now. IMO

If you can't lay hands on a deep fat fryer you could melt the bire in the microwave, slacken with a little milk and use to pour over a tossed green rocket salad with crispy bacon. I did this Christmas Day as a starter and it was delish. HTH

saxy1

Thanks MATH. Do you think I could try shallow frying it?

If not I have just bought some salad leaves and have bacon in fridge!!

Pink.

Hi saxy,

You can deep fry just using a pan with oil but you need to be extremely careful. I don't have a deep fat fryer so I use this method occasionally. I never deep fry when there are kids about and never take my eyes off the pan.

There's a recipe here for deep fried brie.

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Heth_2

My mother used to do this (with camembert) and just deep fryed in a normal pan. She served it with deep fried parsley and gooseberry jam. It made a yummy starter.

saxy1

Thanks guys! Will try the pan method - dont have kids so I only have to watch my OH!! (Will keep a wet tea towel close at hand!)

Still got cranberry sauce left from xmas to go with it!

Got loads of parsley too - might just give that a go!

reverie

If you covered it in egg, then breadcrumbs, could you bake it in a hot oven? It would be healthier too of course. (Not counting the yummy fat in the brie ) Or perhaps the cheese would melt before crisping outside?

angchris

reverie wrote: »

If you covered it in egg, then breadcrumbs, could you bake it in a hot oven? It would be healthier too of course. (Not counting the yummy fat in the brie ) Or perhaps the cheese would melt before crisping outside?

alternatively just buy the cheese`s in the circular wooden boxes and put in the oven

eryn_kathleen

Agree with above - I prefer baked to fried. I'd be tempted to put it in a small pyrex dish and try it out. Probably not as nice as a whole wheel would be, but still yum.

competitionscafe

angchris wrote: »

alternatively just buy the cheese`s in the circular wooden boxes and put in the oven

I do that too and then dip gherkins, steamed new potatoes and bread into it (like an easy cheese fondue, bit 70's, bit fattening but very yummy!).

I rub the camembert with a peeled clove of garlic and also priXk it with a toothpick several times and put a few drops (literally) of white wine into the holes. Got the idea/recipe from a Nigel Slater book.

My local shop sells baby whole camberts so you can do a mini-version too!

BY the way melted brie is really nice in a bacon sandwich.

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There's a thread on baked camembert here

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