Chinese Candied Apple

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• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  apples
• 200  g flour
• 2  eggs
• 20  g cornflour
• 10  g  custard powder
• 120  g caster sugar
• 40  ml water
•  oil (for frying)
•  ice water, for dipping

Directions

1. Peel and remove the seeds from the apple, cut into slices.
2. Make a thick batter by mixing together flour, egg, cornflour, custard powder and water.
3. Heal oil in a wok, dip the apple slices in the batter and deep fry. Remove, drain excess oil.
4. In a separate wok, heat sugar along with a little oil and water till it reaches a thread-like consistency.
5. Dip the apple slices in the sugar syrup to coat evenly.
6. Remove carefully from the sugar syrup and dip in ice water for a minute.
7. Serve immediately.