A treat for the tummy
Made a batch of this and it was gone in a few hours! Nothing could describe the taste of warm fried custard, fragrant with lychee flavor. Nothing could say comfort more than fried food. Sweet!
Fried Lychee Custard Bars
Vegetable oil cooking spray
Cornstarch for dusting
1/4 cup whole milk
1/2 cup tightly packed canned lychees
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3 egg yolks
1 whole egg
1 teaspoon white sesame seeds
1/2 teaspoon black sesame seeds
Vegetable oil for deep-frying
All purpose flour for dusting
1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with the cooking spray. Lightly dust the bottom and sides of the dish with cornstarch.
In a blender combine the milk, lychees, sugar, and cornstarch. Blend on high until smooth, about 20 seconds.
Lightly beat the egg yolks, whole eggs, and sesame seeds in a medium bowl. Slowly stir in the milk mixture, avoiding a whisking motion, which would create bubbles.
Pour the mixture into the prepared dish and cover snugly with plastic wrap. Place the custard in a steamer, cover, and cook over medium-high heat until the custard is firm in the center, about 25 minutes.
Remove the custard from the steamer and carefully discard the plastic wrap, not allowing any of the condensation to fall into the custard. Set aside until the custard cools to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold, about 30 minutes. This can be done up to 2 days ahead.
Cut the custard into sixteen 4×1-inch bars.
Pour enough oil into a wok to come to a depth of 3 inches. Heat over medium-low heat to 180º F. Carefully remove the custard bars from the dish, a few at a time, and dust lightly with flour. Gently slide the flour-coated bars into the oil. Fry, turning occasionally, until golden brown, about 1 1/2 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle the fried custard with the confectioners’ sugar and serve warm.
Source: Martin Yan’s Chinatown Cooking
My eyes just rolled over in their sockets! Man! That is a promise of heaven on a plate: lychees, custard….and fried! Yipppeee! I HAVE to try them!
Comment by Helen — February 24, 2007 @ 9:10 pm
I wouldn’t have thought to make these, but I can almost taste them, they sound excellent!
Comment by Brilynn — February 25, 2007 @ 6:42 pm
hi Eliza… wow! what a nice blog… thanks for visiting mine
Comment by ine sena — February 25, 2007 @ 11:26 pm
I haven’t fried custard before, but I love fried food anyway. Your bars are so beautiful!
Comment by gattina — February 26, 2007 @ 1:37 pm
I came across your blog, and just wanted to say that your baking/cooking look so delicious! Your presentation too looks so good! I will have to try your fried lychee custard, looks great!
Comment by Valerie Adams — February 27, 2007 @ 3:26 pm
She’s right..promise of heaven on a plate..!
Wuzzzuppp Mb Eliza..?
Comment by Andrie Anne — February 28, 2007 @ 12:06 am
What a different recipe (at least to me), Eliza!
They look so delicious!
Comment by Patricia Scarpin — February 28, 2007 @ 7:13 am
Eliza!
Now I want that one, too! And we do have some canned lycees at home. Oh yums!
Comment by Marlinda — February 28, 2007 @ 3:03 pm
I’m drooling. You’ve combined two of my favorite foods – lychees and fried. Can’t wait to try it!
Comment by Pam — August 1, 2007 @ 7:34 am
wow!! these look and sound amazing!! I can’t wait to try them. Did you try them before deep frying them? How are they as a custard? -kk
hmmm…i didn’t remember it for this being so long ago when i made it. i think they’re not too bad as a custard, but i didn’t think that it’s as soft as regular custard.
Comment by kk — April 6, 2009 @ 10:40 pm