British Crispy Seaweed

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/4 lbs fresh kale
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons light brown sugar
• vegetable oil or peanut oil, for deep frying

Recipe

• 1 using a sharp knife, remove the thick stalks from the kale.
• 2 wash and thoroughly dry the kale (this step is vitally important to ensure that it remains crisp when deep-fried) - a salad spinner is perfect for this.
• 3 finely shred the leaves.
• 4 heat the oil in a wok or deep fat fryer until slightly smoking. deep-fry the shredded greens (this is best done in batches), for about 30 seconds until they turn a slightly darker green and begin to crisp.
• 5 remove them immediately using a slotted spoon, drain well on kitchen paper and leave to cool.
• 6 transfer the kale to a bowl and sprinkle with salt and sugar to taste.