Deep-fried baby corn and crispy fried baby corn are two fried dishes with an incredibly crunchy sweetness and rich flavor that are very delicious and appealing. Let’s cook with TasteVN in the kitchen and learn immediately 2 simple ways to make fried dishes from baby corn to treat the whole family!
1. Deep-fried baby corn with fish sauce
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Preparation
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Deep-fried baby corn with fish sauce For 4 people
Baby corn 300 gr (baby sweet corn) Lettuce 30 gr Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Shallot 10 gr Garlic 10 gr Chili 10 gr Sugar 2 teaspoons Seasoning powder 1 teaspoon MSG 1/2 teaspoon Crispy flour 1/2 pack (150gr type) Cooking oil 5 tablespoons Salt a little
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How to make Crispy Young Corn with Fish Sauce
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Prepare the young corn
Buy young corn, peel off the silk, remove the hairs, and cut off the old stems. Separate the lettuce leaves and wash them thoroughly.
Soak the young corn and lettuce in diluted salt water for about 15 minutes, then rinse with clean water and let it drain.
Chop the shallots, garlic, and chili finely.
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Mix the batter
Put the crispy flour in a bowl and mix it with 150ml of water, using a whisk to stir until you get a smooth batter; then add 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning powder and mix well.
Tip: Adding seasoning powder to the crispy flour helps the batter become crispier and fluffier after frying.
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Fry the young corn
Place a pan on the stove, add 4 tablespoons of cooking oil, and heat it up.
Dip the young corn into the crispy flour bowl one by one, then drop them into the pan and fry over medium heat until the corn is golden brown on both sides, then take them out and let them drain.
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Making crispy young corn with fish sauce
Put another frying pan on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and wait for it to heat up, then add all the chopped onion, garlic, and chili to fry until fragrant.
When the ingredients are aromatic, add 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 2 teaspoons of sugar to the pan, and stir well until the sauce boils and thickens slightly.
Next, add the fried young corn into the pan and simmer for another 2 minutes for the corn to absorb the seasoning before turning off the heat.
Place the crispy fried young corn with fish sauce on a plate, garnish it nicely to finish.
Tip: You can also modify this dish into a vegetarian version by replacing the seasoning powder and regular fish sauce with vegetarian seasoning powder and vegetarian fish sauce!
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Final Product
Crispy, sweet baby corn combined with a rich and flavorful seasoning is extremely appealing. What are you waiting for? Quickly head to the kitchen and prepare this dish for the whole family to enjoy!
2. Crispy baby corn with tamarind sauce
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Preparation
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Crispy baby corn with tamarind sauce Serves 4
Baby corn 400 gr (young corn) Flour for frying 150 gr Pepper 1/4 teaspoon Chicken eggs 2 eggs Breadcrumbs 50 gr Chopped shallots 1 tablespoon Chopped garlic 1 tablespoon Tamarind juice 300 ml Sugar 3 tablespoons Salt a little Bird’s eye chili 1 piece Cooking oil 6 tablespoons
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How to make Fried Baby Corn with Tamarind Sauce
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Prepare the baby corn
After buying the baby corn, remove the corn silk, soak it in diluted salt water for about 15 minutes, then rinse it several times with clean water to remove dirt.
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Prepare the batter
In a bowl, mix 150g of tempura flour, 1/4 teaspoon of pepper, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, 2 eggs, and 250ml of water. Use a whisk to mix well until you achieve a smooth batter.
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Fry the baby corn
Dip the baby corn into the tempura batter, ensuring that the batter coats the corn evenly. After taking the corn out, roll it in a layer of additional tempura flour.
Place a pan on the stove, add 5 tablespoons of cooking oil, and wait for it to heat up. Drop the baby corn into the pan and fry until golden brown on all sides.
When the corn is golden brown, use a strainer to remove it, and let it cool and drain oil for about 15 minutes.
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Making tamarind sauce
Place a pan on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and wait for it to heat. Then add 1 tablespoon of minced shallots, 1 tablespoon of minced garlic and sauté until fragrant.
After the shallots and garlic are aromatic, add 300ml of tamarind juice to the pan and bring to a boil, then season with 3 tablespoons of sugar, 1/2 tablespoon of salt, and 1 small chopped chili. Stir well until the sauce thickens and becomes slightly sticky, then turn off the heat and pour it into a bowl.
Tip:
- If you want the sauce to be thicker, you can dissolve a little cornstarch or tapioca flour in water and add it to the sauce, stirring until you achieve the desired thickness before turning off the heat.
- Depending on your family’s preference for spiciness, you can adjust the amount of chili added to the sauce!
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Finished Product
The deep-fried young corn with tamarind sauce is extremely simple, with the sour flavor of tamarind combined with the crunchy sweetness of young corn, which will bring a very interesting experience!
How to choose delicious young corn
- Choose young corn with evenly sized kernels, about the size of a finger, because when eaten, it will be crunchier and sweeter than larger ears.
- Select young corn with a straight stalk, not bent. It should feel firm when held, and produce a “snap” sound when broken.
- Young corn must be bright yellow or white.
- Avoid ears of corn that are scarred, have white spots, are infested with pests, or are dried up or rotting.
Tips for using leftover cooking oil
- After frying, let the oil cool completely, then strain it through a sieve lined with a paper towel about 2 – 3 times to remove all the leftover particles.
- Store the cooking oil in a glass jar with a tight lid, and keep it in a cool, dry place.
- Absolutely do not pour leftover oil back into the bottle of oil currently in use.
- You should only reuse cooking oil about 1 – 2 times; many health experts believe that using oil multiple times can negatively affect health, as some components in cooking oil can degrade at high temperatures.
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Join us in the kitchen this weekend with TasteVN to check out 2 ways to make crispy corn and fried corn that are incredibly delicious, simple, and really go well with rice, which we share with you! Wishing you success!
*Refer to the images and recipes from 2 YouTube channels Bà Mẹ Quê and Feedy VN
