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I knew that you can microwave papadums for a low fat crispy treat. Buy the ones you are meant to deep fry at home and nuke for a minute on high. Out of curiosity I just tried Vietnamese rice papers, the ones meant for making summer rolls after softening in water. Worked too. The rice papers need to go for a minute and a half. Since they have less flavour than the papadums (which contain salt) I dipped an edge the crisped up rice papers in a little soy.
I need to continue experimenting with this. In asian supermarkets they sell prawn crackers of tapioca flour you are meant to deep fry at home. Has anyone tried microwaving these?
First shot are papadums nuked for 1 minute, second is Vietnamese rice paper with sesame seeds nuked for 1.5 minutes.
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I need to continue experimenting with this. In asian supermarkets they sell prawn crackers of tapioca flour you are meant to deep fry at home. Has anyone tried microwaving these?
First shot are papadums nuked for 1 minute, second is Vietnamese rice paper with sesame seeds nuked for 1.5 minutes.
![5sa4uiglssx7.jpeg](https://us.v-cdn.net/5021879/uploads/editor/su/5sa4uiglssx7.jpeg)
![0oph3lo1ldnb.jpeg](https://us.v-cdn.net/5021879/uploads/editor/hr/0oph3lo1ldnb.jpeg)
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A plain Vietnamese rice paper nuked for 1.5 minutes. These are thinner and more delicately brittle than the thicker rice papers containing sesame seeds. I am thinking that sprinkled with icing sugar that would be a good way to add a brittle texture to soft desserts. Any other ideas for uses welcome.
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According to Wikipedia, those prawn crackers you buy to deep fry at home can be puffed up in the microwave. Got to try this.
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Do you have a dehydrator? It's not carby, but a great alternative to chips is to get super thin sliced turkey lunch meat (nitrate and preservative free), dip in teriyaki and dehydrate for about 10-12hrs. It comes out thin, crunchy, salty, low fat and as an added bonus chock full of protein.3
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mom23mangos wrote: »Do you have a dehydrator? It's not carby, but a great alternative to chips is to get super thin sliced turkey lunch meat (nitrate and preservative free), dip in teriyaki and dehydrate for about 10-12hrs. It comes out thin, crunchy, salty, low fat and as an added bonus chock full of protein.
Do you use roast turkey lunch meat, or turkey ham?0 -
roast turkey1
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mom23mangos wrote: »roast turkey
Thanks. I've got a variety of turkey and chicken luncheon meats in the dehydrator now. Any particular temperature you set it at?0 -
I put mine at 160 overnight.0
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Warning - it comes out tasting kind of like bacon and can be addictive.1
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Do you dip in the teriyaki? I brushed some soy on half of each tray to try the control experiment. If it comes out like bacon I'm in.0
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Yeah, I just do a quick dip of one side (so it's not TOO salty) so brushing should work just fine as well.1
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Pappadum embedded with black pepper needed 1.5-2 minutes in the microwave. These are thicker than plan pappadum
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We got some uncooked prawn crackers from the Asian supermarket. These were zapped 1 minute in the microwave. Next time will try 40 seconds as a few spots started to scortch. They did crisp up a treat.
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