Mock Crab Claws

Description
Yield: 10 - 12 crab claws

Ingredients
300 grams (1 1/3 cups) potatoes

38 grams (2 2/3 tablespoons) walnut

2 teaspoons white sesame seeds

38 grams (2 2/3 tablespoons) tang flour (Wheat starch, available at Asian markets)

1/2 carrot

Batter:

75 grams flour (5 1/4 tablespoons)

15 grams (1 tablespoon) glutinous rice flour

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

110 ml (3 3/4 ounces, just under 1/2 cup) water

1 1/2 tablespoons oil

Seasoning:

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon Sugar

1 1/2 tablespoons oil

Other:

oil for deep-frying



Directions
Boil the potatoes until they are tender and mash.

Boil the walnuts in boiling salted water for 5 minutes. Drain. Pour cold water over the walnuts and boil again in salted water for 5 minutes. Drain and allow to cool. (This is to remove the bitter taste from the walnuts).

Heat wok and add oil for deep-frying. When oil is ready, add the walnuts and deep-fry until they turn golden. Remove and cool. Dice.

Toast the sesame seeds. Rinse the carrot, peel and cut into thick strips.

In a large bowl, mix together the batter ingredients. Mix together the first five ingredients into a type of dough. Mix in the seasonings. Divide the dough into 10 - 12 sections. Form each portion into the shape of a crab's claw. Heat wok and add oil for deep-frying. When oil is ready, dip each claw into the batter and then deep-fry until it turns a golden color. Serve hot with worcestershire sauce or seasoned salt.