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Ingredients :
3 medium-size cooking apples
1
egg
2/3 cup cold water
1
cup plain flour
Peanut oil for deep frying
For Glazing:
1
1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cold water
2
teaspoons black sesame seeds
Method :
Cut the cooking apples into quarter. Peel
and core the pieces. Cut each quater further into 2 thick slices. Set
aside. Use a medium size bowl to beat the egg. Add water and beat the
eggs again until combined, Add in all the flour together and beat
vigorously with a beater until the batter is smooth. Do not overbeat the
batter. Let the batter stand.
To glaze the apple, heat the oil for deep
frying. Coat the pieces of apple completely with the batter and drop
them into the hot oil, one piece at a time. Cook only a few pieces at a
time. Deep fry until the batter is golden. Lift out with a slotted spoon
and put immediately into the saucepan containing the glaze. Turn the
apple pieces to coat completely. Lift out and drop into a bowl of cold
water and ice cubes. The glaze will harden and become brittle. Lift them
out.
To prepare the glaze:
Use a small saucepan, mix the sugar and
water and heat over medium high heat. Do not stir as the sugar will
crystallize and the glaze will not be clear. Let the sugar mixture
bubble. Reduce heat and stir in the sesame seeds when the sugar mixture
turns faintly golden around the edges of the saucepan. |
