Bean Sprout Fritters is another new dish for me. Having made it, I would say that it was great as a snack. Bean sprouts are cheap and easily available in the wet market and supermarket. Even so, some people even resort to growing their own by sprouting mung beans. The beans need dark or shaded places to grow. Constant watering of these sprouted beans will ensure that the stems grow long and ready for consumption.
Ingredients: (Makes 5 pieces for 1 pax. You can easily multiply the ingredients for the amount you want to make. )
- 100 g bean sprouts
- 30 g rice flour
- 15 g all-purpose flour
- 10 g dried prawns plus some whole ones for sprinkling on top
- 3 g baking powder
- 3 g salt
- 3 g pepper powder
- 1 small stalk green onions (only green part)
- 3 bird's eyes chilies (optional)
- 50 g water
- Cooking oil for frying
Method:
- Wash and dry the bean sprouts.
- Wash and soak 10g of dried prawns. Chop them up roughly.
- Wash and cut the green onions into 0.5 cm length.
- Wash and cut the bird's eyes chilies into small pieces.
- Add bean sprouts, rice flour, all-purpose flour, dried prawns, baking powder, salt, pepper powder, green onions and chilies to a mixing bowl. Mix them all up.
- Add water to the mixing bowl and stir to mix with the ingredients. Add more water, spoonful by spoonful if the batter is too dry.
- Heat up cooking oil in a wok.
- When the oil is hot, scoop a spoonful of batter into it. Flatten the batter and make it round. Sprinkle some whole dried prawns on top.
- Fry the batter till both sides are golden brown.
- Transfer the fritters to a kitchen towel to soak up excess oil.
- Arrange the fritters on a serving plate.
- Serve.
