Description
A mysterious night market hot sweet where a 'milk mochi'-like block made by boiling down milk, condensed milk, and cornstarch is battered and deep-fried crispy.
Restaurants serving Deep-fried Milk
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Milk
- Condensed milk
- Cornstarch
- Sugar
- Flour(for batter)
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Milk Block] Put fresh milk, condensed milk, sugar, and plenty of cornstarch (or potato starch) in a pot.
- Heat on low, whisking constantly to prevent burning.
- Once heat gelatinizes the starch into a heavy, gooey paste, remove from heat.
- Pour into a square container, flatten the surface, and chill in the fridge for 2-
- hours until completely solid (Milk Mochi complete).
- Cut the solid milk block into bite-sized cubes (or sticks).
- [Batter] Dip in a wet batter of flour, baking powder, and water (like tempura batter).
- Fry rapidly in hot 180°C oil until the crust is golden and crispy (caution: frying too long melts the milk inside). Serve on a bamboo skewer.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Intense sweet aroma of condensed milk
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Store-bought milk pudding (batter and fry)
Pairing
Straight Tea(to neutralize sweetness)
Trivia
[Trend] A stall sweet easily viral on SNS due to the textual impact of 'frying milk'. A sinful, mysterious deliciousness like a crab cream croquette but filled with 'ultra-sweet condensed milk cream'.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Breaking the crispy crust makes sweet, gooey hot cream ooze out like condensed milk, so eat carefully to avoid burns alongside cold tea!
Allergen
Dairy, Wheat