Weekly Nosh - Beer Battered Avocado with Spicy Maple Aioli

This is a good game day nosh. The Avocado stays soft whilst the breading yields a good crust and the spicy maple aioli is the perfect compliment.

Ingredients:

4-5 avocados (you want them to be slightly under ripe so the hold their form)

2 inch oil for frying ( I used vegetable but you could sub peanut  etc)

Batter:

½ bottle of your favorite beer

1 cup flour

1 tbl baking powder

Spicy Maple Aioli:

1 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt ( I tried both and found the yogurt to be the best)

1 tbs hot sauce (I used Cholula)

2 tbs soy sauce

2 tbs maple syrup (the real stuff)

2 tbs cumin (I love cumin but if your not a huge fan do 1)

s+p to taste

Instructions:

Peel your avocado and slice into strips so as to mimic a thick French fry. Arrange on a plate and mix together your batter ingredients. You want your batter to be thin but not so thin that it does not adhere to your avocado. You don’t want a a thick breading just a light crunchy coating.

Heat your oil to 350 (you want to fry between 350 and 375).  If you don’t have a thermometer heat your oil and drop a little batter in until it floats and floats towards the top. You will only have to fry for a few minutes or until nicely golden.

Remove avocado and immediately toss with salt then place on a towel or drying rack to remove excess grease. While the avocados is frying mix together your aioli ingredients. Wait a few mounts for the avocado to cool, dip and nosh.