Thursday, August 25, 2005

Fried Cauliflower

Ingredients:
600g cauliflower
Oil for frying

Garnishing:
2 pcs of tomatoes
1 pc of cucumber

Seasoning for cauliflower:
1/2 tsp 5-spice powder
1/2 tsp light soya sauce
1/4 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp pepper

Flour paste:
200ml of water
150g of self-rasing flour
1/2 tsp of soda bicarbonate
2 tsp of potato starch
1 1/2 tbsp cooking oil
1/4 tsp salt

Method:
1. Cut the cauliflower into 1 1/2 inch long, do not cut off the stem or the leave. Boil water in a wok, put the cutted cauliflower to fry, fry until you see transparent in stem, off the fire then fry awhile and scoop up drain dry it. Only semi-cook the cauliflower.

2. Mix the cauliflower with the seasoning and shake it then leave it aside for 20 mins. Mix 200 ml bowl of water with 150g of self-raising flour, stir thoroughly then add potato starch, soda powder, cooking oil and salt.

3. Put oil in the wok, then dip the cauliflower in the flour paste, put in the cauliflower by holding the stem, do not mix the stem with flour paste. Let the cauliflower swim in the oily wok then lay it down for shallow-oil frying.

4. Then you can see the cauliflower looks like prawn fritters with a tail. Once it cooked, scoop up and drain dry then put in the plate.Cut tomatoes and cucumber and decorate around the plate, ready to serve.

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