Recipe - Egg Batter For Deep-Fried Shrimp

4 tablespoon Flour
One half teaspoon Salt
1 Egg
2 (up to)
4 tablespoon Water

1. Combine flour and salt.

2. Beat egg lightly and add. Then stir in water to thin. VARIATIONS:

1. In step 1, use 3 tablespoons flour and 1 tablespoon cornstarch; or 21/2
tablespoons flour and 1One half tablespoons waterchestnut flour.

2. In step 1, add any of the following:

a. One half teaspoon baking powder

b. 1 teaspoon sherry

c. 1 teaspoon sugar

d. 4 or 5 drops ginger juice

e. One half teaspoon garlic powder

f. dash of white pepper

3. In step 2, for the water, substitute either beer or sour milk.

From The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook, ISBN 0517658704. Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.