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Better Gluten Free Batter recipe, eat will on universal credit

We’re always experimenting, that just how we are! We’ve found two issues with the various GF Batters. If you use Egg as a binder, it sticks, but it’s very heavy. If you use just Cornflour etc. there’s no protein to ‘Fix’ the batter as it hits the hot Oil. As a result you end up with lots of particulates in the Oil. These burn the next time you fry and ruin the Oil.

I think we’re found a fix!

These measures made enough better for 2 Cod Loin fillets and 6 Garlic button Mushrooms. But as long as you scale 1 / 5 - Gram Flour / Cornflour it should work.

Ingredients:-

1 Tbsp of Gram Flour
5 Tbsps of Cornflour
Salt & fresh ground Black Pepper to season
2 Tsps of Baking Powder
2 Tsps of Turmeric
Soda Water

Additional Cornflour to dredge

Method:-

(1) Add the dredging Cornflour to a bowl.
(2) Set your fryer to 160c and allow to heat up.
(3) Mix the main batter ingredients dry.
(4) Add enough Soda Water to make a batter which will stick.
(5) Dredge to items you intend to Batter in the Cornflour.
(6) Fry until floating and golden brown in batches.
(7) remove each batch to drain.
(8) Re-dunk to re-heat just before serving.

The excess batter formed Scraps and floated making preserving your Oil much easier. Although this seems a low frying temperature the protein in the Gram Flour will burn at 180c and the batter will be dark and slightly bitter. But both the Fish & the Mushrooms held their moisure and the Garlic Butter stayed in the batter. Also the few Battered Mushrooms left this morning would easily have refreshed with another brief frying - Bonus!

 

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Thai Cashew Chicken Stir-fry recipe, eat well on universal credit

We had a tub of cooked Glutinous Rice in the fridge, because we cooked far too much the night before! That was the foundation of this dish.

Stir-fry Ingredients:-

200g of skinless Chicken Breasts, sliced
A handful of Cashew Nuts
1 Onion, sliced
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
2 Spring Onions, chopped
1 Chilli Pepper, sliced
Oil to fry
Salt & Pepper to season  

Sauce Ingredients:-

Combine the following:-


1 Tbsp of Oyster Sauce
1 Tsp of Soy Sauce (Gluten free for us)
2 Tsp of Fish Sauce
1 Tsp of Caster Sugar
3 Tbsp of Water

Method:-

(1) Add a little Oil to a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the Onions until softened.
(2) Add the Garlic, Whites of the Spring Onions, Chilli and fry for a further minute.
(3) Add the Chicken and season with Salt & Pepper.
(4) Stir and fry until no-longer pink.
(5) Add the Cashew Nuts, the greens from the Spring Onions and stir in the combined sauce.
(6) Simmer until the sauce thickens.

Thai Egg Fried Rice Ingredients:-

2 Eggs, beaten
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
2 Spring Onions, chopped
1 Tbsp of Fish Sauce
A handful of fresh Coriander, chopped
Cooked Rice
Oil to Fry
Salt & Pepper to season

Method:-

(1) Add a little Oil to a frying pan oven a medium heat and fry the Eggs to something like a thin Omelette.
(2) Remove, set aside and shred.
(3) Add the Garlic and Spring Onions to the same pan and fry for 30 seconds.
(4) Add the Cooked Rice, Fish Sauce and Coriander.
(5) Stir fry until heated through.
(6) Return the shredded Egg and stir in. Season with Salt & Pepper if required.

We served ours with home fried Prawn Crackers and crispy Sea Weed.
 

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