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Hong Kong-Style French Toast

Name: Hong Kong-Style French Toast
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: cantonese
Ingredients: White bread; chunky peanut butter; Egg; Milk; Cooking oil; butter; golden syrup

groups1 servingspeedEasycountertopsPrep: 5 minsskilletCook: 5 minsscheduleTotal: 10 minsoutdoor_grillDeep-fried

Allergens:warningGlutenwarningDairywarningEggswarningPeanuts

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skilletInstruction

6 Steps Total

Preparation

00:00:40

Cut the crusts off 2 slices of white bread
Spread 2 tbsp of peanut butter evenly over one slice, then cover with the second slice to form a sandwich

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Watch out

Use a sharp knife and cut gently to avoid squishing and deforming the bread.

Ingredients:White bread (2 slice)chunky peanut butter (2 tbsp)

Tools:butter knifechef knifecutting board

Preparation

00:00:54

Crack 2 eggs into a bowl, beat thoroughly with chopsticks until smooth without egg white lumps
Add 3 tbsp of milk and mix until fully combined

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Beat the egg thoroughly, otherwise uneven egg white and yolk distribution will affect the toast's appearance.

Ingredients:Egg (2 piece)Milk (3 tbsp)

Tools:bowlchopsticks

Preparation

00:01:05

Pour the egg batter into a wide shallow plate
In a small pot, pour 300 ml of cooking oil and heat over medium heat to 150°C, until small bubbles form around a wooden chopstick

local_fire_departmentMedium heat, reach 150°C

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Watch out

Oil temperature must not be too high or low

too low makes it greasy, too high burns the toast instantly

Ingredients:Cooking oil (300 ml)

Tools:small potcooking stoveshallow plate

Active Cooking

00:01:34

Place the sandwich into the shallow egg mixture plate, quickly coating both flat sides and all 4 edges with egg batter
Do not soak

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Watch out

Do not leave bread soaking in egg batter, or it will absorb too much liquid and fall apart during frying.

Ingredients:White breadEggMilk

Tools:shallow plate

Active Cooking

00:01:45

warningStay safe

Be careful of hot oil splashes during deep frying. Place the bread gently into the pot to prevent hot oil burns.

Gently place the coated sandwich into hot oil
Deep fry over medium heat, flipping over until both sides are golden brown
Turn to high heat at the end to 180°C to push out excess oil until all sides are golden crisp, then remove

local_fire_departmentMedium to high heat (150°C to 180°C), about 2 mins

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Watch out

Be sure to turn to high heat before taking out the toast, otherwise it will absorb excess oil and taste greasy.

Ingredients:Cooking oil

Tools:small potcooking stovechopsticks

Active Cooking

00:02:05

Use tongs to place the fried French toast onto a paper towel-lined plate to absorb excess oil
Transfer to a serving plate, top with 1 piece of butter, and drizzle with 2 tbsp of golden syrup before serving

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Place butter while the toast is hot so residual heat melts it into the toast.

Ingredients:butter (1 piece)golden syrup (2 tbsp)

Tools:food tongsServing platepaper towel