Many people love deep-fried flour-coated dishes because of their crispy texture and moist interior. However, when making homemade fried recipes, the flour coating may not turn out as crispy and delicious as those from restaurants. The reason could be that you haven’t done it correctly or haven’t chosen the right ingredients. To achieve a crispy and fragrant flour coating, just follow these simple tips.
Make the batter with flour and water
This is the simplest way to make a crispy batter that anyone can do. A sticky batter made from flour and water is suitable for coating thin fish fillets.
You need to mix flour, a little bit of salt and gradually add water to the bowl. Stir well until the flour dissolves into a smooth mixture with a certain thickness. At this point, do not fry the batter immediately, let it rest for 30 minutes. After the resting time, take out the batter. Dip the food into the batter and then fry it in hot oil.
The easiest way to make a crispy batter is to use flour and water, but let the batter rest for 30 minutes before dipping the food into it.
Another simple way to make a crispy batter is to use cornstarch. You pour cornstarch into a bowl and then add water, stirring until the starch dissolves completely. Let the batter rest for 30 minutes. During this time, the flour will settle down. Remove the water on top, use the liquid part of the batter at the bottom. Dip the food into the obtained liquid cornstarch batter and then fry it.
Add baking soda
Baking soda will help make the batter coating crispier. Mix 30 grams of flour with 7 grams of baking soda and a little bit of salt, gradually pour about 60ml of water into the bowl and stir well. After the mixture is prepared, you can use it to marinate the food and fry it immediately.
Add beer
Beer helps make the batter coating of fried dishes crispier and has a special flavor. You can use any type of beer you like. Batter made from beer is suitable for dishes such as fried fish, french fries. If you do not want to use beer because of the alcohol content, you can replace it with soda water, carbonated mineral water (choose sugar-free drinks to avoid affecting the taste of the food, sugar also makes the outer batter easier to burn while the inside may not be fully cooked).
You put the flour in a bowl, add a little salt and gradually add beer/carbonated water, stirring with your hands until the mixture is smooth and reaches the desired thickness. After the mixture is done, you can use the batter to fry immediately.
This method of making batter with beer/carbonated water is also commonly used to make batter for banh xeo (Vietnamese sizzling pancake).
Use egg whites
Using egg whites will help the batter rise more and become more fluffy. Mixing the batter with egg whites is suitable for frying meat, fish, and seafood dishes.
You also prepare the batter with water first and let it rest for 30 minutes. Before frying, add one egg white to the batter mixture and stir well. Use the batter immediately after mixing it with egg whites.
Note when frying coated dishes
For fried dishes, you should control the temperature of the oil so that the food cooks evenly without burning the coating.
You should adjust the frying oil temperature appropriately so that the food is cooked evenly from inside out and the coating doesn’t get burned. Wait for the oil to heat up before adding the food. Do not add too much food at the same time as it will quickly lower the oil temperature, making the outer coating less crispy and more oily.
The batter coating turns golden, you should remove it immediately. Let it drain on absorbent paper to remove excess oil.
You can replace a portion of the flour with cornstarch to make the batter coating crispier. To add a yellow color to the batter, you can add a little turmeric powder. Adding spices such as garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, ground pepper… will make the batter mixture more flavorful.
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