Easy Appetizer - Fried Baby Artichoke Hearts

This appetizer always gets made in my house during any of the major holidays like Christmas or Easter, it's not the most healthy appetizer because it's fried, but it's a really quick tapas dish for entertaining and it's loved by all who love artichokes!
This dish will serve as many as 15 guests

What you will need:
2 bags of frozen artichoke hearts (defrosted). You can get the can type, but usually they are whole and not cut like the frozen kind are
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Flour
6 eggs
1/2 cup of whole milk
1 cup of grated cheese (Pecorino Romano or Locatelli)
1 large skillet, deep fryer or frying pan

Prep time: 15 minutes

First you will need to make sure any excess water is drained from your artichokes. In a bowl, combine your flour, 2 tbsp of salt and 1 tblsp of pepper, mix with a fork. In another seperate bowl beat 6 eggs. Once that is complete, whisk in your milk and your cheese.

Get your frying pan or fryer ready by heating up your oil.

Now take an artichoke heart dip it in the flour first, covering it entirely in the flour, then drop in the egg, quickly coat the artichoke with the batter and then it's time (as long as the oil is very hot) to drop your artichoke in the oil. Repeat steps with all of the artichokes. They are done when the batter has turned a crispy brown color!

Tip - these are great on their own, but if you want to serve it with a dipping sauce that is recommended as well.

Bon Apetito!