Fried Milk

Fried milk is a Chinese dessert, made by frying a mixture made by full cream milk, sugar, corn starch, all purpose flour, bread crumbs in oil. It is fried to gold and crisp on the outside, and soft and white on the inside with a milky flavour, is a traditional Cantonese dessert from Shunde, Guangdong Province. Treat your taste buds with a new and fun milk dessert! Sweet and creamy custard pudding is firmed, coated and deep-fried for some crispy and milky melt-in-your-mouth goodness.

FRIED MILK

Milk is one of the staples in my fridge. I love milk so much that I think I can drink a whole liter in a day. But of course, we should always drink what’s only recommended per day. Aside from its creaminess, the best thing about milk is its nutritional benefits. It is a protein-rich liquid which is also high in calcium, potassium and many more. Even with my massive love for milk, sometime just drinking milk gets a little boring. This is why my universe literally shook when I knew about fried milk.

The first time I heard about fried milk, I said a very long “Whaaaaaaaaaaaat?”. Some of my questions were, “How can you fry milk?”, “Are you sure it is milk?”. I bet many of you had similar reactions. I saw a cooking recipe of this dessert on my social media feed. I instantly became a curious cat as it was introduced as a business snack. Watched a lot of video and they all share the same recipe. This was one bizarre snack which I cannot wait to try.

Fried milk is a star dessert most commonly found in Chinese bakeries and was believed to originate from the Cantonese cuisine. Spain has a version of this dessert which they call “Leche Frita”.

To answer the most intriguing fact about this dish, the milk used in fried milk is actually a sweet, firm, cold milk pudding. This creamy custard is coated with breadcrumbs to have a crisp outside layer and an inner layer which is soft and sweet.

With this new way of enjoying milk, this fried creamy custard is a must-try. Try making some today and serve it with some vanilla-caramel sauce. Your kids will surely love it!

HOW TO MAKE FRIED MILK

The only goal of this dish is to make a creamy and milky sweet pudding and then deep-fry it.

Before anything else, prepare a greased tray. This will be quick later and this tray is important. Start by making sweet milk in a pot. I personally recommend using full-cream milk. This is the creamiest type of milk next to whole milk.

Just a quick fact. The creaminess of the milk depends on how high its fat level is. The higher the fat content, the creamier the milk. You can notice the labels on the milk packaging when you go to the milk aisle in grocery stores. The ones labelled “lite” or “less fat” has lower fat content and are less creamier. Meanwhile, those labelled full-cream milk and similar has higher fat content and are creamier. If you want to achieve a really creamy version of your fried milk, use full-cream milk.

Thicken your sweet milk mixture using cornstarch. When sticky, immediately transfer to the greased pan. At this point, the consistency of the milk is similar to newly cooked maja blanca. Chill the milk to make it firm and easy to cut.

After chilling, the consistency of this fried milk will be similar to a fresh tikoy. Cut the milk into serving portions. Prepare a milk batter and a plate with bread crumbs. Drench the milk in the coatings and deep-fry. Only use low to medium heat while frying to avoid burning the milk.

Once the fried milk are brown and crispy, serve them immediately to enjoy that crispy and milky dessert. You can eat it as it is or have some vanilla-caramel sauce on the side.

Fried Milk

Recipe rating: N/A

Course: Desserts, Snacks

Servings

10

servings

Ingredients

• ½ cup sugar

• 1 ½ cup full cream milk

• ½ cup cornstarch

• ½ cup milk

• ¾ cup flour

• ¼ cup sugar

• 1 cup water or milk

• bread crumbs

• oil (for frying)

Directions

• Grease a baking tray with some oil and set aside.
• In a pot, add the sugar and the full cream milk. Stir well until the sugar dissolves. Lower the heat and let it boil.
• In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and milk and stir to dissolve.
• Once the milk mixture is boiling, add the cornstarch mixture to the pot. Whisk continuously until thick and sticky. Turn off the fire and transfer the mixture immediately to the greased tray. Smoothen the top using a spatula. Let it cool a bit and then chill in the fridge for 2 hours.
• Flip the milk into a chopping board and cut into serving pieces. Set aside.
• For the milk batter, combine the flour, sugar and a cup of water or milk in a bowl. Mix well until smooth.
• Prepare some breadcrumbs in a plate.
• Dip the milk in the milk batter and then in breadcrumbs. Repeat these steps with the rest of the milk.
• Heat some oil in a pan using medium heat and fry the milk until golden brown. Flip to cook the other sides. Transfer the fried milk in paper towels to drain excess oil.
• Serve the fried milk with your favorite dipping sauce and enjoy!

Recipe Video

Fried Milk Recipe (TAGALOG)

MGA SANGKAP:

• ½ tasa ng asukal
• 1 ½ tasa ng full cream milk
• ½ tasa ng cornstarch
• ½ tasa ng gatas
• ¾ tasa ng harina
• ¼ tasa ng asukal
• 1 tasa ng tubig o gatas
• bread crumbs
• mantika (pang-prito)

PAANO LUTUIN:

1. I-brush ang baking tray gamit ang mantika. Isantabi.
2. Sa isang kaldero, paghaluin ang asukal at full cream milk. Haluin hanggang matunaw ang asukal. Babaan ang apoy at hayaan itong kumulo.
3. Sa maliit na bowl, paghaluin ang cornstarch at gatas. Siguraduhing walang lumps.
4. Kapag kumukulo na ang milk mixture, ilagay ang cornstarch mixture sa kaldero. Haluin ng tuloy tuloy hanggang maging malapot at madikit. Patayin ang apoy at ilipat agad ang mixture sa greased tray. I-smoothen ang ibabaw gamit ang spatula. Palamigin ng konti bago ilagay sa ref ng 2 hours.
5. Baliktarin ang milk sa chopping board at hiwain sa serving pieces. Isantabi.
6. Para sa milk batter, paghaluin ang harina, asukal at tubig o gatas sa isang bowl. Haluin ng mabuti.
7. Maglagay ng breadcrumbs sa isang pinggan.
8. Isawsaw ang milk sa milk batter at sa breadcrumbs. Gawin ang mga steps na ito sa iba pang milk.
9. Magpainit ng mantika gamit ang katamtamang apoy at iprito ang mga milk hanggang maging golden brown. Baliktarin para maluto ang kabilang side. Ilipat ang mga ito sa paper towel para tumulo ang sobrang mantika.
10. Iserve ang fried milk kasama ng iyong favorite dipping sauce at enjoy!