Silk Apples
In chinese food, this cuisine is famous Road
Ingredients:
3 apples
2 egg whites
2 tb flour
2 tb cornstarch
1 peanut oil for deep frying
1/2 c sugar
1/4 c honey
1/3 c water
1 tb peanut oil
Cooking methods:
Peel the apples, core and cut into wedges about 1/2 inch thick. Whip egg whites until frothy. Add flour and cornstarch and beat into a smooth batter. Heat the oil to 375F. Dip each apple wedge into egg white batter, place in hot oil and try, a few at a time, until crisp and brown. Place in a single layer on a warm service platter. Bring remaining ingredients to a boil in a saucepan and cook to a hard ball stage syrup; 280 F on candy thermometer. Pour over apple wedges and serve at once, accompanied by a large crystal bowl of water containing lots of ice cubes. Each person picks up an apple wedge with a fork or small tongs and dips it into the ice water to crystallize the sugar and harden the top, which forms silk-like threads....hence the name. Serves 6.
