3/1/2024 0 Comments Fish and chips batter![]() My first choice here for a really crispy batter will be a combination of rice flour and cornstarch. Wheat flour wasn’t as common back in the old days. This is actually a pretty common thing to do in Asian cooking. My mom often used cornstarch, potato starch, or rice flour or combination of the three (depending on the recipe she’s trying to prepare) for deep frying. The second frying is usually done at a higher temperature to crisp up the food GLUTEN-FREE BATTER FOR DEEP-FRYING The first frying is usually done over medium heat to cook the food. ![]() Double-frying has been around for a long time and a common practice among the Chinese cooks. It is no longer a secret that double frying will give you that super crispy texture you are looking for. The baking powder provides that light and airy-ness to the batter If you use all-purpose flour, it has gluten in it and if you over stir the batter, gluten will develop and makes the batter gummy and absorbs a lot of oil when you fry it and you know what’s next! SOGGY! This is not so much of a concern if you are preparing the gluten-free batter because the cornstarch doesn’t contain any gluten. Using ice-cold water definitely makes the batter crispy and light (most importantly, stays crispy too!!) Some said that the cold batter prevents the flour to absorb the oil too much and therefore resulted in a light crispy batter. Some said it will lower the temperature of the oil too much and resulted in a soggy batter. There are some arguments about using ice-cold water. If you look at the ingredients, they are nothing peculiar and seriously you don’t need to be a rocket scientist. I found this batter recipe is so crispy and not only that, it stays crispy even after one hour I let the fried food sit at room temperature. All-purpose flour, rice flour, salt, ice cold water, and baking powder. You only need 5 ingredients to make this batter. I use it on pretty much anything that needs to be coated with batter like onion rings, fish and chips, fried chicken, fried tofu, fried vegetables, you name it! If I may suggest that you read through the post to get the best information and tips on how to make crispy batter, the one that stays crispy too!ĪNY SECRET INGREDIENT THAT MAKES THE FRIED BATTER CRISPY? It’s not overly complicated and using ingredients that you already have in your pantry. I think this crispy batter recipe is a keeper for us. I’ve tested out several recipes for crispy batter and using different kinds of flour. We don’t deep fry food a whole lot, but every now and then there are recipes that involve deep frying.
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