Brilio.net - Fried foods are one of many people's favorite dishes. Apart from its delicious taste, the texture of fried food is usually crispy and lasts a long time. For this result, fritters must be fried in a large amount of cooking oil.
Unfortunately, used cooking oil will become dirty and crusty. This was experienced by Facebook user Dapur Bunda Keysha. In his video upload, this netizen showed the appearance of his used cooking oil which looked cloudy and foamy.
Because it would be a shame to just throw it away, this netizen immediately did a special trick to re-purify the cooking oil. A number of people deliberately add flour solution to cooking oil with the aim of collecting all the dirt into one.
However, this netizen used a different method. In his video upload, this netizen appears to be relying on a piece of kitchen waste to clear his cooking oil. Curious about how?
How to clean dirty cooking oil.
Reported by BrilioFood from Bunda Keysha's Kitchen Facebook on Friday (17/5), one of the kitchen waste used was banana peels. Don't throw it away, put the banana peel directly into a chopper or blender.
photo: Facebook/Mother Keysha's Kitchen
When it is smooth, put the banana peel into the glass. After that, just pour the used cooking oil into the glass. Stir then let the cooking oil sit for a few moments.
photo: Facebook/Mother Keysha's Kitchen
After letting it sit for approximately 10 minutes, strain the cooking oil. Make sure there is no banana peel juice left in the cooking oil.
photo: Facebook/Mother Keysha's Kitchen
As a result, the cooking oil looks clear again. Even though it is not as clean as new, the cooking oil appears to be free from all crust and does not foam.
photo: Facebook/Mother Keysha's Kitchen
This video immediately caught the attention of netizens. Since it was uploaded in February 2022, this video has been watched almost 1 million times. Not only that, netizens also left various responses in the comments column.
"Sorry, if you use banana peels, the oil will affect the cooking. Isn't it not suitable for cooking, ma'am, if you use fried food, use rice. For the arem2 spices, nomis?" asked Yati Kinanti's Facebook account.
Then the video owner answered, "It's not that fast, bro," he explained.
How to reduce the fishy smell of cooking oil after using it to fry fish.
Reducing the fishy smell of cooking oil after using it to fry fish can be done in several simple and effective ways. Here are some steps you can follow:
1. Use lemon or orange peel.
Steps:
1. After frying the fish, reheat the cooking oil over low heat.
2. Put a few pieces of orange or lemon peel in the oil.
3. Let the orange or lemon peel fry in the oil for a few minutes.
4. Remove the orange or lemon peel, then strain the cooking oil to remove any small residue.
2. Add ginger.
Steps:
1. Cut the ginger into several thin slices.
2. Put the ginger slices into hot cooking oil after frying the fish.
3. Let the ginger fry in the oil for a few minutes.
4. Remove the ginger slices and strain the oil before storing.
3. Use bay leaves and lime leaves.
Steps.
1. Add some bay leaves or lime leaves to hot cooking oil.
2. Let the leaves fry in oil for a few minutes.
3. Remove the leaves and strain the cooking oil.
4. Use celery.
Steps.
1. Put a few sprigs of celery or fresh parsley into hot cooking oil.
2. Leave it for a few minutes until the fishy smell reduces.
3. Remove the celery or parsley and strain the cooking oil.
5. Sieve the oil using wheat flour.
Steps.
1. After frying the fish, let the cooking oil cool for a while.
2. Add one or two tablespoons of flour to the oil and mix well.
3. Reheat the oil for a few minutes
4. Strain the oil to remove flour and food particles.
After carrying out one or more of the steps above, make sure to filter the cooking oil using a fine sieve to remove any remaining ingredients used. Storing cooking oil in a clean, tightly closed container also helps reduce unpleasant odors.