{"id":26132,"date":"2019-04-01T14:56:40","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T12:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/?p=26132"},"modified":"2025-11-17T21:53:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T20:53:35","slug":"fried-battered-cardoons-i-carduna-ca-pastetta","status":"publish","type":"ricetta","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/ricetta\/fried-battered-cardoons-i-carduna-ca-pastetta\/","title":{"rendered":"Fried battered cardoons (I carduna ca pastetta)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>Preparation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Skin the thistles, removing the strands and its leafy top, then cut them into 10 cm long pieces, taking care to put them in a bowl with water and lemon juice so they don&#8217;t go black. Boil them, adding the squeezed lemon and salt to the desired consistency in the water, then place them on a cloth to dry.<\/p>\n<p>Prepare the batter by placing an egg, salt, pepper, onions and finely chopped anchovies into a bowl, then beat everything together, gradually incorporating the flour and the water so that the batter is thick without being runny. In a suitable frying pan heat some good quality olive oil and dip the thistles that you&#8217;ve previously dipped in the batter.<\/p>\n<p>Brown the thistles evenly and then drain them on a sheet of absorbent paper.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend eating them while they&#8217;re still hot. 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