Prawn batter - how to make it stay crispy after sometime?

[BlurBee]

verykiasu2010:

i actually use it for fish and chips, and believe that it will be equally good for the prawns

Oh, this daddy can cook.
Ur wife is so lucky. :love:

[duriz]

Augmum:

duriz, can i know where to get ginger ale (supremarket??)

any particular brand ??
will the batter taste \"ginger\"

Hey Augmum
(our very own) Schweppes gingerale/beer

The other day, DH and I substituted asina china apple (zhong guo ping guo) for beer in our fried chicken batter, very nice

Here's a simple recipe for beer (carbonated drink) batter, you can use if for fish & chips, onion rings, chicken, tempura veggies:

Ingredients
1 cup flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg (beaten)
beer (carbonated drink of choice) to mix
tempura batter mix

Directions for batter
1. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt.
2. Make a well in center; add beaten egg and beer/drink slowly, whisking to make a smooth batter.
3. Let stand for 20 minutes.

Directions for frying
1. Dip fish/chicken/veggies/onion rings in batter.
2. Coat fish/chicken/veggies/onion rings with tempura mix.
3. Fry, cool and/or enjoy them (hot from the pan)

[duriz]

BlurBee:

Oh, this daddy can cook.

Ur wife is so lucky. :love:

There is another side to this Daddy, well done :celebrate:

[verykiasu2010]

duriz:

There is another side to this Daddy, well done :celebrate:

paiseh paiseh, 现丑了!

[cherrygal]

Adding rice flour also helps make it more crispy. I do that for my har cheung kai (prawn paste chicken).

[verykiasu2010]

cherrygal:

Adding rice flour also helps make it more crispy. I do that for my har cheung kai (prawn paste chicken).

interesting !

what proportion of the flour ?

[buds]

Corn flour + egg + (with or without) breadcrumbs…

[Augmum]

duriz:

The other day, DH and I substituted asina china apple (zhong guo ping guo) for beer in our fried chicken batter, very nice...

Thks duriz for yr sharing of recipe for batter.
btw, u mean substitue apple for beer?? sorry din get u

[duriz]

Augmum:

Thks duriz for yr sharing of recipe for batter.

btw, u mean substitue apple for beer?? sorry din get u

Hey Augmum,

The fizzy/carbonated canned apple drink from China? Erm \"zhong guo ping guo\"? Yellowish/gold can with a little black background and a red apple? Sorry I'm at work, can't upload a pic of the can FYI.

[Augmum]

duriz:

The fizzy/carbonated canned apple drink from China? Erm \"zhong guo ping guo\"? Yellowish/gold can with a little black background and a red apple? Sorry I'm at work, can't upload a pic of the can FYI.

Oops, u mean the carbonated canned apple drink... :oops:
i was wondering, how come apples can be used ....din think of that drink ...haha