Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • Petals from 12-15 yucca flowers
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour or rice flour
  • 1/4 cup mesquite flour
  • 1/4 cup corn starch
  • 1 cup sparkling water, (ice cold)
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Oil for frying
  • A chopstick or wooden skewer

Instruction

  • Set out a large wire rack with some paper towels underneath to drain the finished yucca petals.
  • Pull the petals from the yucca flowers and snip off any part of the green base of the petal that might still be attached.
  • Heat your oil in a fryer or a large, heavy pot to 360°F.
  • Mix all the dry ingredients for the batter together in a large bowl. When you are ready to fry, mix in the egg yolk and then the ice cold sparkling water. Mix only enough to combine the ingredients; a few lumps are fine.
  • Grab three yucca petals together in a stack, and dip them into the batter. Drop them into the hot oil one at a time, maybe 4-5 stacks per batch. Do not crowd the pot. Once they are all in the oil, use the chopstick to dislodge them from the bottom of the pot if the flowers have stuck there. Fry for 2-3 minutes, flipping once with the chopstick.
  • Drain on the rack and finish with the rest of the flowers. Serve immediately with hot sauce.