Keyword: batter for fried mushrooms recipe, breading for fried mushrooms, deep fried mushrooms, fried mushrooms, sauce for fried mushrooms
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 4 minutesminutes
Total Time: 14 minutesminutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 860kcal
Author: Phasinee Doddeo
Cost: $5
These battered and breaded deliciously crispy fried mushrooms are a fantastic appetizer and go with so many dipping sauces. A sweet chili dipping sauce recipe is included.
Prepare the dried chili by soaking in water to soften for 15 minutes. If not in smallish pieces then cut into pieces less than an inch long.
Wash the chili, halve lengthwise and then slice into strips and then chop into small cubes.
Put the fresh and dried chili into a mortar and pound until it forms a rough paste.
Place the vinegar and sugar into a saucepan and heat to a simmer, stirring the sugar to thoroughly dissolve.
Add in the pounded chili mix and simmer for a few minutes, stirring to mix. Then tip into a serving bowl and allow to cool a little.
Preparing the Mushrooms
Prepare the mushrooms by washing and trimming the mushroom stems flush with the mushroom head.
If the mushrooms are medium-sized then slice top to bottom into several bite-sized pieces. If small then they are already bite-sized so no need to slice.
Preparing the Flour
If you cannot obtain crispy flour then create your own using the proportions given. The tapioca starch and rice flour work brilliantly but you can replace either with cornstarch with minimal difference.
If mixing your own then put the flours together with the baking powder and mix thoroughly. If you buy crispy flour then it already contains the baking powder so no need to add more.
Mix in the mushroom seasoning or simply use an equal amount of salt and pepper.
Making the Batter
Ensure you are using ice cold water and soda water.
Put your mix of flours into a bowl and gradually add equal parts plain water and soda water, mixing the flour and water into a paste.
Continue to add plain and soda water and mix until the batter does not contain many lumps and is the consistency of heavy cream.
Battering, Breading & Frying
Heat enough cooking oil to fry the mushrooms in a frying pan or deep fryer if using. You will know the oil is hot enough when a wooden skewer produces lots of little bubbles at the bottom when immersed in the oil.
Place your mushrooms into the batter in batches - enough to float in a single layer covering about 75% of your frying oil pan. This gives you room to turn the mushrooms, helps them fry evenly and makes it easier to stop them sticking together.
Coat each mushroom piece evenly with the batter then drop into breadcrumbs moving them about to coat evenly.
As soon as they are coated with batter and breadcrumbs, drop into your hot frying oil and fry until golden brown.
Carefully remove the cooked mushrooms with a sieve or slotted spoon and lay on a paper towel to absorb any remaining oil. Then batter, breadcrumb and fry your next batch until done
Serve the golden brown crispy and tasty mushrooms without delay accompanied with the chili dip and any other dip you like. Suggestions in the recipe notes.
Video
Fried Mushrooms with Thai Sweet Chili Dipping Sauce
Notes
Buying crispy flour is a great idea but it is not available everywhere. If you have difficulty just make your own as I show int the above recipe.Always use Ice Cold water and soda.Breaded mushrooms work much better than just battered ones.Button mushrooms have a great taste what works really well.Other dips include: tzatziki, ranch, yoghurt and cucumber, sweet thai plum and many many more.