Peixinhos da Horta

Name: Peixinhos da Horta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 1 lb fresh green beans, trimmed; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup cold sparkling water; 1/2 tsp kosher salt; 4 cups vegetable oil; 1 lemon lemon

30 minEasyServes 4290 cal/serving

PortugueseSideStovetopVeganVegetarianDairy-FreeEgg-FreeNut-FreeShellfish-Free

Cook this free in the appFree. No download, no account. The screen stays awake and each step can run its own timer.

Ingredients

1 lb fresh green beans, trimmed
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cold sparkling water
1/2 tsp kosher salt
4 cups vegetable oil
1 lemon lemon

Instructions

1

Whisk 1 cup all-purpose flour and 1/2 tsp kosher salt in a bowl. Slowly whisk in 3/4 cup cold sparkling water until smooth. Do not overmix.
2

Heat 4 cups vegetable oil to 350°F in a deep pot. Dip 1 lb trimmed fresh green beans in the batter a handful at a time, letting the excess drip off.
3

Fry in batches 2 to 3 minutes, until golden and crisp. Drain on paper towels.
4

Serve hot with 1 lemon lemon, cut in wedges.

Cook this free in the appCooking it now? The app keeps the screen awake and times each step. Free, nothing to install.

Keep this recipe

Prints the ingredients and method only.

Questions

What is Peixinhos da Horta?

Green beans dipped in a light flour and sparkling water batter and deep-fried until crisp, served with lemon. The name means little fish from the vegetable garden, and they are a classic side at Portuguese tables. This reference files it under Portuguese side: made on the stovetop, rated easy and about 30 minutes start to finish.

How hot should the oil be for Peixinhos da Horta?

For Peixinhos da Horta, the frying oil is held at 350 F (about 175 C) in step 2. Hotter scorches the outside before the inside cooks, and cooler turns it greasy.

How do I know when Peixinhos da Horta is done?

Go by the cues in the method rather than the clock. Step 3: cook until golden and crisp.

Why does Peixinhos da Horta say not to overmix?

Stirring develops gluten, and gluten makes quick batters tough and tunneled. Stop at step 1 while a few streaks of flour remain; they hydrate on their own.

Can I make Peixinhos da Horta gluten-free?

Yes. The gluten in Peixinhos da Horta is 1 cup all-purpose flour. Swap the flour for a 1-to-1 gluten-free baking blend (where it only thickens a sauce, half as much cornstarch also works). Everything else proceeds as written.

Serve it with

Cook this free in the app

Textual Chef is 4,695 plain-text recipes, free to read and free to cook from. No account, no paywall, no ads, no life stories. Open this one in the app and each quantity sits inside the step that uses it, so you read once and cook.

Every recipe is curated or public-domain sourced, written to one template and checked before it publishes. Nothing here is a scraped blog post.

Cook this free in the appNo download needed. It opens in your browser. The kitchen tools (planner, shopping list, pantry, import) are $5.33 a month billed annually; the first 30 days are free.