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Bakwan-Fried Vegetables

The last post was a confession of a cook, mistakes that I did.  I feel free after that, and I am happy enough to move on.  My cooking today is all about frying.  I hope it is good and useful.

This time I am cooking bakwan-Javanese fried vegetables-bean sprout, spring onions, carrots are mixed with flour and egg with a prawn for garnish.  It is a savoury served as a snack.

Other cooking is apple fritters: apple slices tossed in Calvados and sugar and coated in a light, golden batter.  A great treat for a family. 

Recipe for Apple Fritters to share.

 

Calvados and
Pink Lady Apples

Apple Fritters with Calvados
A lovely Treat for the Family

Javanese Cooking, Delicious Snack - Bakwan

Bakwan  Fried Vegetables
Garnish with A Prawn in the Middle

The Recipe for Apple Fritters.

Apple Fritters

  

2 Pink Lady apples, peeled and cored
50 g sugar
35 ml Calvados
100 g plain flour
2 teaspoons cornflour
1 egg, small
85mil ginger beer
2 teaspoons oil
Oil for deep - frying
1 egg white
30 g icing sugar for dusting

Method

Sliced the apple into ½ cm round so that each has a hole in the centre.

Combined the 50 g sugar with the Calvados in a small bowl.

Coat the apples with the mixture and set aside

Sift the flour, cornflour and some salt into a large bowl.  Make a well in the centre, add the eggs and begin to whisk in the flour, then gradually whisk in the beer until all the flour is incorporated and the batter is smooth and lump-free.  Stir in the oil and set aside

Heat a deep-fryer pan, one-third full of oil, to 170 degrees C.  Beat the egg white into soft peaks, then add the remaining sugar and beat until smooth and glossy.  Fold the mixture into the batter using a large metal spoon. 

Drain the apples well and dry with paper towels.  Dip single slices into the batter and place in the hot oil in batches to brown, turning to brown both sides.  Drain on paper towels, sprinkle with icing sugar and serve hot

(Adaptation from the Le Cordon Bleu – Home Collection: Winter)

Preparation for the Apple Fritters and the Cooking

Calvados
Pink Lady Apples

Sliced and Peeled Apples
and Sugar

  

Sliced Apples are Soak in
Calvados and Sugar

The batter
Light and Smooth

Apple Fritters
on Paper Towel

Frying the Sliced Apples in
Batter

Things to Do and To Remember

1. Always use fresh oil and vegetable oil only.
2. The oil has to be hot enough: 170 degrees C, have a thermometer to guide you.
3. Have absorbent paper ready to drain the excess oil

Enjoy Cooking.

Until next time

Susy