Recipes for cuisine: Manchurian

Deep-Fried Egg Whites with Red Bean Paste 高力豆沙

Deep-Fried Egg Whites with Red Bean Paste 高力豆沙

I used store-bought sweetened red bean paste. It’s also common to add a slice of banana to the red bean paste. Other options are lotus seed paste and black bean paste. I suggest using 1L of oil but it depends on how big and how deep your pot for deep-frying is. For a small pot where you fry two or three at a time, you may be able to use around 500ml oil. They will float and half of the ball will be submersed in the oil. If oil is not enough, you’ll end up getting slightly flattened balls. For nice spheres, use an ice-cream scoop and enough oil for the ball to float and not touch the bottom of the pot. This recipe makes 5 large (5cm or 2” in diameter) ones.

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Deep-Fried Egg Whites with Red Bean Paste 高力豆沙

Deep-Fried Egg Whites with Red Bean Paste 高力豆沙

I used store-bought sweetened red bean paste. It’s also common to add a slice of banana to the red bean paste. Other options are lotus seed paste and black bean paste. I suggest using 1L of oil but it depends on how big and how deep your pot for deep-frying is. For a small pot where you fry two or three at a time, you may be able to use around 500ml oil. They will float and half of the ball will be submersed in the oil. If oil is not enough, you’ll end up getting slightly flattened balls. For nice spheres, use an ice-cream scoop and enough oil for the ball to float and not touch the bottom of the pot. This recipe makes 5 large (5cm or 2” in diameter) ones.

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