Beer Batter Deep Fried Green Beans And/Or Okra |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Using Rice Bran oil makes a very light deep fry. RB Oil has a high smoke temperature and can be reused up to 10 times. It is also loaded with nutrition compared to other fry oils. (It's considered a nutraceutical. I discovered it via Google.) Prep and Cooking time will vary. I have a small electric deep fryer so it took awhile to cook all the batches. I only added 6 string beans at a time. Same with the Okra. Otherwise, the vegetables will drift and stick together. Ingredients:
rice bran oil |
1 cup beer |
1 cup all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon salt |
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper |
1 lb fresh green beans |
Directions:
1. Preheat Rice Bran oil or other high temperature oil to 375 degrees F.
2. Whisk the beer, flour, salt and pepper until smooth.
3. Let mixture sit for a little bit (can be made ahead).
4. Trim green bean ends and/or caps off okra (If using okra use only smaller young pods).
5. Dip green beans and/or okra into the batter to coat, letting excess drip off. (I use a strainer).
6. Fry in the oil in batches, until they are golden and crisp.
7. Remove from oil with a strainer to a paper towel lined plate or cookie sheet.
8. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. I use fresh ground pepper and fresh ground coarse salt.
9. After finding I had extra batter left over, I added cinnamon and raw cane sugar to the batter and split some regular eating bananas - battered them up and fried them too. Added drizzle of honey and scoop of vanilla ice cream - and Viola! Tasty dessert with no hint of the aforementioned green beans nor okra.
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