Fried Olives Stuffed with Spicy Lamb Sausage

Ingredients

• 8 servings canola oil 
• 1 large eggs lightly beaten
• 1 cup flour all-purpose
• 8 servings spicy lamb sausage 
• 16 large queen olives 
• 1 cup panko bread crumbs (Japanese breadcrumbs)

Equipment

• bowl
• paper towels
• whisk
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Slice olives open lengthwise almost all the way, leaving bottom end attached. Stuff each olive with 1 rounded teaspoon Spicy Lamb Sausage. (Olive won't close all the way around filling.)
2. Whisk together egg and 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl. Dredge olives in flour, dip in egg mixture, and dredge in panko.
3. Pour oil to a depth of 2 inches into a Dutch oven; heat to 35
4. Fry olives, in batches, 3 minutes or until golden; drain on paper towels.