Recipe: Glazed Thread Apples (Sai Mai Lou)

Glazed Thread Apples (Sai Mai Lou)
rec.food.cooking/Jane O'Brien
Source: Kenneth Lo

preparation time 7-8 mins
cooking time 9-10 mins

3-4 apples

For Batter:
1 egg,
1/2 cup water,
1 cup flour
oil for deep frying

For Glazing Syrup
4 tbsp. Sugar
1 tbsp . honey
4 tbsp peanut oil

Core apples, cut each in to 8 pieces. Mix batter ingredients till smooth, dip aple into batter, divide into 3 lots and deep fry each lot for 21/2 mins. Drain on paper towels.

Heat peanut oil in a saucepan; add the sugar and honey. Stir gently until ingredients have formed nto a thick consistant syrup, dip the apples in the syrup, pull them out quickly and dip into a large bowl of iced water.

This can also be done with other fruit.