Gao Li Bean Paste Fritters

Name: Gao Li Bean Paste Fritters
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 150 g Sweet red bean paste (fried, rolled into small balls); 5 Egg whites (beaten into stiff peaks); 50 g Flour; 50 g Water chestnut starch; Sugar (for dipping when serving), to taste; Cooking oil (for deep frying), to taste

Beijing-style pastry filled with red bean paste, coated in egg white batter and deep-fried until crisp on the outside and tender within, shaped like abacus beads.

40 min

Easy

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Ingredients

Sweet red bean paste (fried, rolled into small balls) 150 g

Egg whites (beaten into stiff peaks) 5

Flour 50 g

Water chestnut starch 50 g

Sugar (for dipping when serving) to taste

Cooking oil (for deep frying) to taste

Instructions

Prepare ingredients and batter

Fry the red bean paste and roll it into small balls the size of walnuts. Beat the egg whites into stiff peaks (they should stand without collapsing), then add the flour and water chestnut starch and mix into a thick batter.

Wrap and fry

Using the egg white batter as the outer coating and red bean paste as the filling, wrap into small balls resembling abacus beads. Place them into hot oil and fry until golden brown. Serve with sugar on the side for diners to dip as they eat.