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Default Using sesame oil on a semi-regular basis


"Dan Logcher" > wrote in message
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> MB wrote:
>> "Dee Randall" > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I am interested in cooking a couple of times a week using sesame oil --
>>>not
>>>the heavy, toasted thicker type, but the thinner oil that often sells in
>>>a
>>>larger tin can.
>>>
>>>I have purchased this before and let it go completely to waste as my
>>>Asian
>>>cooking skills are not the highest. I am wondering if there is an easy,
>>>common dish (other than braised greens and tofu) that I can incorporate
>>>into
>>>my menu once or twice a week -- and possibly even a dish that would go
>>>with
>>>just about any American/English style meal -- although I do cook, Thai
>>>and
>>>Indian and Italian.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>Dee
>>>

>>
>>
>> AS Tempura fry oil it is so delicious.
>>
>> Tempura batter:
>> 1 cup cake flour
>> 1 cup 1 egg and water(cold)
>> mix lightly and voila it is ready to go
>>
>> heat the oil to 175 C degree and dip in any kind of ingredients as you
>> wish
>> lightly in the batter and fry
>>
>> any sauce will go with it, simply tasty salt(natural) is a good company.

>
> Be careful. Sesame oil has a low smoke point and will burn more easily
> than peanut or corn oil.
>
> --
> Dan


Thanks, Dan. I see by a chart that 175C is 347ºF.
Dee