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Serves: 4
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Category: Sweet Fruits
1 egg
1 cup flour
1/2 cup water
2 crisp apples
Oil for deep-frying
Honeyed Apples: Syrup Mixture A, 2 or 3
1. Beat egg; then combine with flour and water to make a smooth batter.
2. Peel and core apples; cut each in 1/2-inch slices. Dip in batter to coat.
3. Meanwhile heat oil; then deep-fry coated apples until pale golden. Drain on paper toweling.
4. Prepare any of the syrup mixtures (1, 2 or 3). Then add deep-fried apples and cook, stirring gently, to coat with syrup.
5. Rub a serving platter generously with peanut oil (to keep the fruit from sticking). Transfer apples and syrup to the serving platter and fan a few times to cool slightly.
6. Serve accompanied by a large bowl of water, containing ice cubes. To eat: the diner picks up each apple slice with a fork, tongs or chopsticks; and dips it briefly in the ice water to crystallize the sugar and thus harden the syrup. (The fruit inside will remain warm.)
VARIATIONS:
* In step 1, prepare the batter by combining 2 egg whites, 2 tablespoons flour and 2 tablespoons cornstarch.
* Omit step 1. Instead dip apple slices in beaten egg; then dredge lightly in flour to coat.
* In step 4, add with the apples either 1 tablespoon chopped nutmeats or black sesame seeds.
* For the apples, substitute sweet potatoes, peeled and cut in 1/2- by 2-inch strips. Deep-fry these without batter. Add to the syrup as in step 4. Pick up steps 5 and 6.
The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.
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