OLaVie Fried Anemones Recipe:
Fried Sea Anemones
Ingredients:
1 pound of sea anemones — recipe also works for baby squid if you can’t find sea anemones.
1/2 lemon
Salt
Pepper
1 tablespoon of cayenne pepper
1 bowl of all-purpose flour
2-3 eggs
1 bowl of panko breadcrumbs
2-2 1/2 cups of vegetable oil
Instructions:
Heat vegetable oil on medium-high heat in medium-sized pan.
Prep sea anemones. Wash and dry thoroughly with paper towels.
Generously season your sea anemones with salt, pepper, and cayenne. You want to create a bit of a crust for the flour to stick to from the get go. Squeeze the lemon over the sea anemones.
Line up your bowls for the frying station. Bowl 1 is your all-purpose flour. Bowl 2 is your egg wash (just beat together the eggs). Bowl 3 is your breadcrumbs. Proceed through bowls 1-3 with the sea anemones.
Time to fry! Check that your oil is not too hot. There shouldn’t be a lot of steam rising from the pan, if so, turn down the heat just a bit.
Add in your sea anemones. Depending on pan size, fry 4-6 at once.
Once the sea anemones turn a golden brown on one side (about 2-3 minutes), flip to the other side and wait for the same golden brown color.
Once both sides are golden brown, use tongs to take out the sea anemones and place onto a paper towel to dab the extra oil off.
Repeat the process until all sea anemones are fried.
Enjoy with sauce of your choosing or by itself with more freshly squeezed lemon juice!