Tempura Batter Recipe

Japanese Tempura Batter Recipe (Easy & Authentic)

This tempura batter recipe will give you ultra-crispy pieces of tempura just like your favorite Japanese restaurant in under 30 minutes.

Prep: 5min

Total: 30min

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 354.64 kcal, Carbohydrate 53.73 g, Protein 21.51 g, Fat 2.75 g, Saturated Fat 0.65 g, Trans Fat 0.01 g, Cholesterol 189.38 mg, Sodium 1449.36 mg, Fiber 5.57 g, Sugar 4.53 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• ½ lb shrimp (peeled and deveined)
• 2 c vegetables (sliced evenly and prepared)
• ¾ c all-purpose flour
• ½ c potato starch
• 1 large egg
• ¼ c vodka (chilled in the freezer)
• ¾ c carbonated water (chilled in the fridge)
• 1 c water
• 2 g dashi mix
• ¼ c soy sauce
• ¼ c mirin

Instruction:

1. Prep vegetables by washing and drying them before dunking them in the batter.Kabocha: slice the squash in half and remove the seeds. Slice the kabocha into ⅛ inch pieces.Root vegetables: cut into ⅛ even slices to make sure they cook properly.Eggplants: keep the top intact and make slices starting from the middle to the bottom of the vegetable. The eggplant should look like a fan.Zucchini: cut the tops off and cut into lengthwise strips with a ¼ inch width.
2. Frying vegetables: Carefully lower the battered vegetables into the oil. The vegetables cook fairly quickly so make sure to watch these carefully. Root vegetables take about three minutes and other vegetables take about one to two minutes depending on their thickness. Turn the vegetables every so often so they cook properly. Remove the cooked vegetables (it should have a pale blonde color) from the oil and place them over paper towels on a cooling rack.
3. Serve in a small sauce dish.

Tempura Batter

This easy to make tempura batter recipe will soon have you frying up fresh vegetables, shrimp, and so much more.

Prep: 10min

Total: 20min

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 142 kcal, Carbohydrate 28 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 1 g, Sodium 19 mg, Fiber 1 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups cornstarch
• 2 cups club soda

Instruction:

1. To make the batter, mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.
2. To use the batter, heat vegetable oil to 350°F in a deep fryer or heavy-bottomed pot. Dip vegetables, seafood, or anything else you desire into the batter, and deep fry until pale golden brown. Drain the tempura on a wire rack.

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