Among the many types of fried foods, fried tempeh is one of the snacks that is very popular with many people in various circles. With its distinctive savory taste, fried tempeh can always make its connoisseurs addicted. Moreover, its crunchy texture is indeed a special attraction.
Indeed, one of the keys to the deliciousness of fried tempeh lies in its crispy and crunchy texture. Well, to get this texture, tempeh must be coated with seasoned flour dough. In addition to improving the texture, the flour dough also makes the taste of tempeh even more delicious and savory.
Usually, the main ingredient used in making tempeh coating dough is wheat flour. Well, this wheat flour serves to bind all the food ingredients mixed in the dough. In addition, wheat flour also increases the crunchy texture of the dough.
However, it should be noted that wheat flour can also make fried tempeh soft when it is cold. Therefore, many people then use other alternatives such as those done by YouTube user KING LATIF. Through one of his uploaded videos, he shared a trick for making crispy and curly fried tempeh dough even without wheat flour.
As reported by BrilioFood from YouTube KING LATIF on Thursday (12/9), the main ingredients used are rice flour and cornstarch. To be more precise, this fried food seller uses 300 grams of rice flour and 100 grams of cornstarch. In addition, he also uses 1 tablespoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of pepper powder, 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon of coriander powder, beef stock powder, and 300 ml of water.
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How to make it is quite easy. Prepare a container, then add rice flour, cornstarch, salt, pepper powder, turmeric, powder, coriander, and beef broth. Stir all the ingredients first. After that, add water little by little while stirring until all the ingredients are evenly mixed. "Don't make it too runny or too thick," said YouTube KING LATIF.
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Next, add the tempeh. In the video, YouTube user KING LATIF uses thin mendoan tempeh. Immediately after dipping it in the batter, immediately fry the tempeh in a lot of hot oil.
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After that, fry until cooked by turning it over. When half cooked, pour a little batter into the tempeh that is being fried. This will make the tempeh curly and crispy. "We wait for it to dry, about 2 minutes until it turns brown," he explained further.
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Once it is brown and dry, drain it immediately. Now, the fried tempeh that is cooked can be consumed immediately. Its really curly surface indicates that the tempeh is crispy and crunchy. This texture can also last a long time even though the tempeh is cold. The upload about the trick to making fried tempeh has been watched more than 252 thousand times on YouTube. It is not surprising that many netizens are interested and have also flooded the comments column with various responses. There are even those who provide other suggestions to increase the crispiness of fried tempeh. "I use sticky rice flour, woooo it's really crispy, the fried food doesn't get soft all day long...it's crispy as long as the container is tightly closed," said YouTube @mamakian9456.