Chinese Fried Walnuts
Lightly sweet caramelized walnuts, great served as a snack with drinks or in salads.Based on a recipe from The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook, Zoe Coulson, Hearst Books, New York, 1980
Servings: 4 cups
Ingredients
- 3 cups canola oil
- 4 cups California walnut halves approximately 1 pound
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Fill a 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full with water, bring to a boil.
- Meanwhile, place a 2-quart saucepan on a second burner and add add oil to about 1 inch, approximately 3 cups of oil. Heat to 350 degrees F.
- Add walnuts to boiling water; reheat to boiling; cook 1 minute. Drain in colander and rinse under hot water.
- In large bowl, toss walnuts in sugar.
- When oil is at correct temperature, use slotted spoon to add a portion of walnuts; fry 5 - 6 minutes or until golden, stirring often. With slotted spoon, remove walnuts to coarse sieve placed over bowl to drain; sprinkle with salt; toss lightly to keep walnuts from sticking together. Transfer to waxed paper to cool. Fry remaining walnuts in batches.
- When cool, store in tightly covered container.