CRISPY BATTER THAT STAYS CRISPY (FOR A LONG TIME)
Crispy Batter that Stays Crispy-Super simple recipe to get a crispy batter that stays crispy for a long time. All the tips you need to know. A gluten-free version of the batter is included.
Provided by Marvellina
Categories How To
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place the flour/starch, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Stir to mix everything. Only prepare your batter when you are ready to fry your food.
- Pour about 1 1/2 to 2-inch of oil into a stainless steel pot or Dutch oven. Preheat the oil to 330 F. It helps if you have deep-fryer thermometer if not, dip a stick end of wooden spatula, bamboo skewer, or chopsticks into the oil. If there are steady bubbles around it, the oil is most likely more than 330 F, but the temperature will drop once you put in the things you are going to fry. As long as it doesn't bubble vigorously, if it is, lower the heat a bit and test again
- Pour in the ice cold water into the flour mixture and use a chopstick to stir. Do not over stir with all-purpose flour. It's okay to have some lumps in the batter. If you over mix the flour batter, it will turn out gummy and absorbs too much oil. If you are preparing gluten-free batter, this is not an issue because cornstarch doesn't have gluten in it
- Coat the food with the batter and fry the food. Another important note is not to overcrowd and frying too many. If you lower the oil temperature too much, the batter will be greasy, soggy, and almost definitely will not stay crispy (if at all). This step is to cook the food inside the batter. Depending on what you are frying, follow the instruction on the time
- Remove from the oil to a rack. Let them cool down for at least 10 minutes before you go for the second frying. You can even stop at this step if you are prepping ahead. Keep the half-fried food in the fridge and do the second frying just right before serving, whenever that is
- Remove any crumbs from the oil and bring it back up to hot again over high heat. This time we need about 375 F. Use a thermometer if you have one. If you don't have one, again, use the stick end of wooden spatula, bamboo skewer or chopstick to test the oil. The bubbles will be steady. When it's ready, fry the food for the second time. This round should be quicker. The food will turn golden brown too. This step is to crisp up the food further
- Place the fried food on a rack set on a baking sheet. You can keep the rest warm in an oven at around 200 F and serve when you are done with frying all
CRISPY RANCH FRIED CHICKEN
It's almost impossible to improve crispy fried chicken. A sprinkling of ranch dressing mix in the coating makes it happen, though. The empty-in-seconds serving platter is proof. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large shallow dish, combine 2-2/3 cups flour and Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Seasoning & Salad Dressing Mix Shaker. In another shallow dish, beat eggs and 1-1/2 cups water; add 1 teaspoon salt and the remaining 1-1/3 cup flour and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Dip chicken in egg mixture, then place in the flour mixture, a few pieces at a time. Turn to coat., In a deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Working in batches, fry chicken, several pieces at a time, until golden brown and a thermometer inserted into chicken reads 165°, 7-8 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels.
Nutrition Facts :
THE BEST ALL PURPOSE DEEP FRY BATTER
We dont deep-fry a lot but when we do..we do a WHACK of stuff. I've tried numerous recipes and this by far is the cheapest, tastiest and works with everything. Fish and onion rings are phenomenol. Spices are to your own taste and can be adjusted to whatever taste you want. Believe me...I've added everything from curry to southwestern tastes, this 'basic' recipe is just a guideline to the spices and taste you are looking for. ENJOY, it's awesome.
Provided by Corilayn
Categories Meat
Time 20m
Yield 15 pieces of fish, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Mix all dry ingredients, except the extra flour, whisk together.
- Add beer and only mix lightly.
- DO NOT over mix. If there are flour lumps just squish with the back of a spoon.
- You want the mix to be blended but not overmixed as it will not 'puff up' when deep-frying.
- For fish,shrimp, and 'meaty or wet' items I usually towel dry them and dredge them in the additional flour.
- Then dip and cover in mixture. Let the excess drip off and when putting any item in the deep fryer -- use tongs.and dip whatever you are deep frying in the oil for about 10 seconds, then release.
- This prevents the food from sticking to the bottom of the fryer. (Took us a while to learn that technique).
- When it comes to fish or something long or big -- I just put the first inch or 2 in and let it bubble for a few seconds so that I know it won't sink to the bottom and stick. (I truly hated that with deep frying).
BATTER FOR DEEP FRYING
This batter is awesome for deep frying anything! Onion rings, mushrooms, zucchini spears, fish, chicken, shrimp, etc. It is light and thin so you can actually still taste the food you deep fried. This recipe doesn't seem like it would make a lot, but it's so thin that it really covers a lot of food.
Provided by Piper Lee
Categories Vegetable
Time 15m
Yield 1 1/2 cups batter, 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine 1/2 cup plus 1 Tablespoon water, 1 Tablespoon beaten egg, and oil.
- Add wet ingredients to dry and combine until mixed.
- Follow your deep fryer instructions for whatever veggie or meat you're frying.
- This batter is thin and delicious. Don't worry if it doesn't look like it's thick enough. It works great.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 82.1, Fat 2.6, SaturatedFat 0.4, Cholesterol 9, Sodium 162.2, Carbohydrate 13, Fiber 0.3, Protein 1.4
DRY BATTER OR SEASONING SHAKER FOR DEEP FRYING
I Injoy Frying Chicken/Onion Rings Fish,But It Use to Make Such A Mess,So I Did Some Thinking And Disighned This,It Keeps The Dry Batter From Getting All Over The Kitchen.
Provided by Ralph Creamer @RLCGadget
Categories Other Non-Edibles
Number Of Ingredients 1
Steps:
- Take 2 Plastic Maxwell House Coffee Canisters,Cut Just Below Handle On Bottom,Take Hand Drill With Small Bit Drill Multiple Holes Keeping In Concaved Circle,Place Inside Of Other Container,The Press Untill It Snaps In.
- For Cleaning Use A Screw Or Nail And Pop Appart,Hand Wash.
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