{"id":52009,"date":"2025-03-14T10:39:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T00:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/?p=52009"},"modified":"2025-03-17T12:48:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T02:48:36","slug":"appetiser-olive-ascolana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/blog\/appetiser-olive-ascolana\/","title":{"rendered":"Olive Ascolana"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"52009\" class=\"elementor elementor-52009\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6039f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c6039f1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c59fddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c59fddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/aMag_Aut25-Blog-Olive-Recipe-Hero.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-52011\" alt=\"A plate of fried stuffed olives, known as Olive all\u2019Ascolana, on a green textured surface. The olives are breaded and fried, with one olive cut in half to show the stuffing inside.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/aMag_Aut25-Blog-Olive-Recipe-Hero.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/aMag_Aut25-Blog-Olive-Recipe-Hero-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/aMag_Aut25-Blog-Olive-Recipe-Hero-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/aMag_Aut25-Blog-Olive-Recipe-Hero-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/aMag_Aut25-Blog-Olive-Recipe-Hero-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc7c175 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2dc7c175\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff68072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ff68072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An irresistible antipasto, olive all\u2019Ascolana comes from Ascoli in the Italian region of Marche. These are pitted, crumbed green olives stuffed with a meaty mixture, deep-fried and tossed in parsley, lemon juice and olive oil. Variations abound, but the filling usually includes minced meat or parmesan, fine mirepoix and herbs. The result is a golden, crunchy flavour bomb.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51e6fe3a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51e6fe3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7f6b03\" data-id=\"c7f6b03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b067acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b067acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ingredients<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176dd7c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"176dd7c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Olives<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mybidfood.com.au\/#\/products\/detail\/168865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kalos Spanish Queen green olives<\/a>, pitted and halved or spiralled (see note)<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Filling<\/span><\/div><div><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><ul><li>50g butter<\/li><li>40ml olive oil<\/li><li>2 cloves garlic, grated<\/li><li>1 medium brown onion, finely chopped<\/li><li>2 teaspoons sage, finely chopped<\/li><li>400g\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mybidfood.com.au\/#\/products\/detail\/202445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naturalaz pulled chicken\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li>Grated nutmeg<\/li><li>1 lemon, zested<\/li><li>125ml stock (chicken, pork or beef)<\/li><li>40g panko crumbs\u00a0<\/li><li>70g parmesan cheese, grated\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dae98d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dae98d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Crumbing<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">150g plain flour<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">3 eggs<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">1 cup panko crumps, crushed a little to refine the crumb<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Salt and pepper to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cad168\" data-id=\"9cad168\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65023702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65023702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Method<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79617207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79617207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"410\">Heat the butter and olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Saut\u00e9 the garlic and onion until soft. Add the sage and cook for another minute. Stir in the pulled pork and saut\u00e9 for about ten minutes until the meat picks up some colour. Add grated nutmeg, lemon zest, salt and pepper to taste. Pour in the stock, cover and simmer until the liquid has reduced.<\/p><p data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"531\">Transfer the mixture to a food processor and blitz with panko crumbs and parmesan cheese until well combined.<\/p><p data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"712\">Fill the olives with a small ball of the mixture (roughly \u00bd\u2013\u00be teaspoon), gently shaping into a neat oval. Level the filling around the sides so it is flush with the olive edges.<\/p><p data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"946\">Prepare a crumbing station and coat each stuffed olive in flour, dip in egg and roll in panko crumbs. Refrigerate until required.<\/p><p data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1015\">To cook, deep-fry at about 180c until golden. Serve immediately.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab95598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab95598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kitchen notes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c129a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38c129a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>\n<p>While this recipe uses pulled chicken, you can also use pork, pancetta or other fresh and cured meats.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Spiralling involves slicing a pitted olive into a continuous strip, like peeling an apple, then wrapping it around the filling to maintain its shape. This allows for more filling, ensures even coverage and keeps the filling intact during frying.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-354bef23 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"354bef23\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afc25ee\" data-id=\"afc25ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f909aba 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The bottom of the image lists article titles: &quot;Crafting the Perfect Hamburger,&quot; &quot;Greek Cuisine,&quot; &quot;Upping Your Kids&#039; Meals Game,&quot; and &quot;Olive All&#039;Ascolana.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/aMag_Aut25_FA_COVER-WEB-1-822x1024.jpg 822w, https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/aMag_Aut25_FA_COVER-WEB-1-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/aMag_Aut25_FA_COVER-WEB-1-768x957.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/aMag_Aut25_FA_COVER-WEB-1-1233x1536.jpg 1233w, https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/aMag_Aut25_FA_COVER-WEB-1-1644x2048.jpg 1644w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A specialty of Italy\u2019s Marche region since Roman times, Olive Ascolane are irresistible deep-fried bites that showcase the region\u2019s cherished green olives. Pitted olives are stuffed with a savoury meat farce, crumbed, and fried until golden\u2014perfect alongside a pre-dinner aperitif.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":52011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-52009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-appetiser"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52009"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52084,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52009\/revisions\/52084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}