Hashappi – This is a North American dish in the form of small fried deep-fried corn flour dough balls. They are quite often cooked at home or in home-style restaurants. Usually, hashappi served with barbecue, seafood or other dishes, deep-fried. Such crispy balls will be great garnish for lunch or dinner.
Recipe author – Chef Virginia Willis (USA) – Lecturer Kajun and Creole cuisine, author of books about outdoor activities, 20one 6 Laureate in the Health Category
Time: 20min Difficulty: easy Quantity: 15 pcs. The recipes use volumetric containers: 1 cup (tbsp.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cup (tbsp.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (st.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 2 tbsp. white or yellow cornmeal
- 2 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- 1 tbsp. beer, plus additional if necessary
- 2 large eggs
- 1 onion, very finely chopped
- 4 tbsp. vegetable oil, for deep fat
Recipes with similar ingredients: corn flour, light beer, ground cayenne pepper, eggs
Recipe preparation:
- Heat over high heat in a large cast-iron thick-walled cooking oil until it reaches temperature 190 ° C, which a thermometer must register for frying during deep-fried.
- To make fritters, mix in a large bowl whisk corn flour, baking powder, cayenne pepper and 1 tsp. salt. In another bowl or large measuring bowl, combine beer with eggs and onions. Add a little salt, pepper and beat until homogeneity. Mix wet ingredients into dry ones using both fewer movements possible (the mixture should resemble wet sand; when pour more beer if necessary).
- Cover the dish with paper towels and place it near hob. To fry the hashppi, scoop up the dough, using a medium spoon for ice cream and dip in hot oil, avoiding crowding.
- Fry, stirring occasionally with a slotted spoon, until golden brown (3-5 minutes), and then put the hashppi on the prepared dish. Adjust the fire to maintain the required temperature and repeat the same with the remaining test. Serve as addition to batter-fried som. Fast food dish: fried catfish in batter recipe
