Banana Fritters with Tiger Beer Batter and Mandarin Beer Jam Jelly

Serves ~6 as part of a shared meal





Ingredients:
Mini banana, peeled & coated lightly with Self-Raising Flour, 6 pc


Beer batter:
SR Flour, 150g
Plain flour, 150g
Sugar, 1 tsp
Salt, pinch
Egg, beaten, ~60g size, 1 unit
Tiger Beer, 375ml


Jelly:
Orange juice, 100ml
Marmalade jam, 3 tbsp
Vanilla sugar (refer cooking tips), 1 tsp
Zest from 1 lime
Tiger Beer, 100ml
Mandarin orange, 1 can
Gelatin leaf, presoaked in ice cold water, 4 pcs






Method:
1. Prepare jelly. 
(a) Mix orange juice, marmalade, vanilla sugar, lime zest and Tiger Beer in a saucepan and bring to boil.  Lower heat and allow to simmer for 5 mins before off heat.
(b) Strain boiled mixture.  Mix mandarin orange and gelatin leaves with strained mixture, then pour into serving glass.  Leave to set for 1 hr.


2. Prepare beer batter.  Mix dry ingredients together with beaten egg.  Add in beer last and mix well to achieve smooth batter that does not easily drip off item to be coated.


3. Fry banana.  Coat pre-floured banana in beer batter and deep fry in oil (of at least 2 inches deep) at ~190 degC till golden brown.  Drain excess oil.






Serving:
1. Serve fried beer battered banana hot with beer jelly.

Tiger Meatballs Stuffed with Winter Bamboo Shoots and Tiger Beer Sauce

Serves ~6 as part of a shared meal



Ingredients:
Winter bamboo shoot, drained & chopped, 100g
Minced pork, 200g
Minced beef, 200g
Soft breadcrumb, ½ cup
Egg, beaten, about 60g size, 1 unit
Soy sauce, 2 tbsp
Garlic salt (= 1 part garlic powder + 3 parts salt), ½ tsp
Onion, peeled & chopped, 50g
Cooking oil, to pan fry meatballs

Tiger Beer sauce:
Butter, 3 tbsp
Onion, peeled, 1 slice
Red onion, peeled, 1 slice
Garlic, 1 tsp
Brown sugar, 2 tbsp
Tiger Beer, 250ml
Rice vinegar, 2 tbsp
Cayenne pepper, ½ tsp
Red paprika, 1 slice
Yellow paprika, 1 slice
Breadcrumb, 2 tbsp
Cherry tomato, halved, 15 units



Method:
1. Mix all main ingredients, except cooking oil, under main list together, and roll into meatballs.  Pan fry the meatballs.

2. Prepare sauce.  Heat butter over medium heat.  Saute sliced onion, red onion and garlic.  Add in brown sugar and cook till it caramelises, then add in beer, rice vinegar and peppers.

3. Add in fried meatballs, then breadcrumbs, and allow to simmer for 15 mins.   Finally add in cherry tomatoes, stir for a while before off heat.