When I was a kid, I always look forward to having fried nian gao during Chinese New Year. Now I make them for my family. :)
Light and crispy coating outside and soft and chewy nian gao inside, it's hard to stop at one!
* The secret to a crispy Nian Gao goes to the adding of rice flour and double deep frying. Be sure to watch over your nian gao as it gets heated up really fast during the second deep frying. *
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐬:
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𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐞
𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭:
35g plain flour
35g rice flour
80ml water
0.2 tsp salt
26g egg ( half an egg)
0.5 tsp baking powder
𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬:
1. Mix plain flour, rice flour, salt and baking powder together
2. Sift into a bowl
3. Add egg and water
4. Mix to form a smooth batter
5. Cut nian gao into pieces of 5mm thick
6. Deep fry nian gao till light brown in medium fire
7. Remove from the oil. Let them cool down for 3 minutes before you go for the second frying
8. Deep fry for a second round till niao gao becomes golden brown in medium fire. It should take less than half a minute.
9. Remove from oil. Plate and serve
* The secret to a crispy Nian Gao goes to the adding of rice flour and double deep frying. Be sure to watch over your nian gao as it gets heated up really fast during the second deep frying. *
𝐓𝐢𝐩𝐬
Keep the nian gao in fridge as its easier to cut into pieces when it's hard. Nian gao can get quite sticky in room temperature. You may also apply a bit of oil on your knife for smooth cutting.
Remember not to over fry the nian gao in the first frying as it gets brown quite easily in the second frying.
