foto: YouTube/sobat dapur
Brilio.net - Bakwan is one of the favorite fried foods that is loved by many people because of its savory taste and crunchy texture. It is not surprising that this snack can increase appetite. There are various types of bakwan, such as corn bakwan and vegetable bakwan. Vegetable bakwan is easy to find, especially in street food, and is best eaten when freshly cooked because its texture is still crispy.
Vegetable fritters are made from a mixture of vegetables coated with wheat flour. Because the ingredients are simple, many people make them at home as a snack. However, even though the ingredients and method are easy, many fail to maintain the crispiness of the vegetable fritters after they cool, making them tough. To overcome this problem, some people add margarine to make the fritters more savory and crispy.
However, besides adding margarine, there is a simple trick that can be tried to make the bakwan dough stay crispy and crunchy. This trick was once shared by YouTube user sobat dapur.
Instead of using additional ingredients, he actually applies the right way to make the dough so that he gets a crispy and crunchy fritter texture.
photo: YouTube/sobat dapur
First, he prepares the ingredients to make the bakwan dough, namely half a cabbage, 2 spring onions, 1 corn, and 2 carrots. Then thinly slice the cabbage, spring onions, and corn. As for the carrots, the YouTube user chose to grate them so that the texture is thinner. Pour all the sliced vegetables into a bowl.
In addition to vegetables, he also prepared several ingredients for the fine seasoning, namely 5 candlenuts, 3 cloves of garlic, 2 finger joints of turmeric, salt, powdered broth, and pepper powder to taste. These ingredients are then ground. Once smooth, he mixes the spices with the vegetables in a bowl and then stirs until evenly mixed.
"Stir the vegetables and spices until evenly mixed. Don't squeeze it, don't press it too hard. Just stir it so the cabbage doesn't become watery," he said, as reported by BrilioFood on Monday (13/1).
photo: YouTube/sobat dapur
The YouTube user shares another trick to make crispy fritters. After the vegetables and spices are mixed well, he adds 400 grams of flour little by little into the bowl without adding water. Stir the flour and vegetables slowly so that the dough is not wet and mixed evenly.
"So here's the tip to make the fritters crispy, add the flour into the vegetable mixture without adding water. While stirring, don't squeeze it so that the mixture remains dry to produce fritters that are crispy and not flat," he added.
photo: YouTube/sobat dapur
If you pay attention, the texture of the bakwan dough is not lumpy and does not stick together. Well, after mixing the flour, the YouTube user added water to the bakwan dough. He added about 150 ml of ice water which was poured little by little into the bowl.
photo: YouTube/sobat dapur
"Here, use ice water, pour it in little by little. Then stir the mixture until it clumps and is not too runny," he said.
Ice water is also one of the tricks to produce vegetable fritters with a crispy and crunchy texture. After adding ice water, the dough starts to look thick. After that, the YouTube user starts frying the fritter dough.
photo: YouTube/sobat dapur
Before frying, heat a lot of oil and cook over medium heat. How to fry, take enough bakwan dough. Then thin the dough on the edge of the pan so that it is not too thick so that the results are crispy.
photo: YouTube/sobat dapur
Fry until the fritters are brown. After that, remove, drain, and serve on a plate. At the end of the video, he tried the fried vegetable fritters and the result was that the texture of the vegetable fritters was crispy, crunchy, and maximally crunchy.
" This one stays crispy for a long time because it is made thin ," he concluded.
(brl/tin)
