American · Sauce / condiment
Sparkling Water Batter for Fried Vegetables
A quick cornstarch-and-flour batter loosened with sparkling water and spiked with chile, light enough to give fried vegetables a delicate crisp coat that lets their colour and flavour show.

- YieldMakes enough to coat about 450 g (1 lb) of vegetables
- Hands-on8 min
- Total8 min
- Difficulty
Ingredients
- 65 gcornstarch, about 1/2 cup
- 60 gall-purpose flour, about 1/2 cup
- ¼ tspdried chile flakes
- to tastekosher salt, a generous amount
- to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground, a generous amount
- 240 mlsparkling water, about 1 cup, very cold
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