cshenk wrote:
>
> "Miche" wrote
>
> >> I live in a tiny little town...no such thing as packaged rice flour,
> >> here. But...I wanted to try my hand at an "authentic fish and chips"
> >> recipe that called for rice flour.
>
> He means 'authentic' as in asian, not england.
>
> >> Sadly...even tho I followed the directions....my fish broke up into
> >> little pieces when I deep fried it. I wonder why? I may have not had
> >> my oil hot enough...
>
> Possibly wrong sort of fish for this. Some dont take well to it. Cod tends
> to not work for example, as well as sole.

However, cod works very well for UK-style fish and chips; it is the
staple of most chippies. Sole works too. Might not work so well for
tempura, which requires it to be cut up. The whole fillets fry up
properly.


>
> > Interesting. I've never heard of a recipe for fish and chips that
> > called for rice flour.
>
> Think 'tempura' and you have it.