Tempura

[hammerman]

Anyone ever done it......vegetables in batter then deep fried.

Any recipes and suggestions ?

[long john]

Go to an oriental supermarket for the flour as this makes a difference and use ice cold soda water to mix it! It can be a little tricky, good luck!

[beryllium]

and when mr Rick Stein took up the Japanese Ambassador challenge, even he left the tempura up to the experts!!! but..... the batter was left eminently very lumpy. The flour was not mixed in thoroughly at all.... :-)

[Jugglering]

Vegetables - whole baby mushrooms, onion rings, courgette slices, tiny bits of cauliflower or broccoli, chunks of celery, baby sweetcorn, etc.

Batter-
1 cup wholewheat flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 beaten egg
1 cup ice cold milk

Mix the flour and salt. Slowly stir in the egg and milk with a wooden spoon and beat them up but don't worry about a few lumps - they all add to the crunch !

Wash and thoroughly dry the vegetables (or just wipe the mushrooms). If they are still damp, shake some wholewheat flour over them to absorb the moisture, then dunk them in the batter.

Drop the batter coated vegetables into hot oil and fry until golden brown.

I like to serve these tempura vegetables on a bed of shredded lettuce with some bowls of chilli sauce or soya sauce.

It's also fun to add in some tempura fruit - slices of apple or chunks of pineapple - the mixture of fruit and veg makes a wonderful starter, especially when served up on a really large plate and no-one knows what they are getting !

[jeanette1976]

Battered banana or mango fritters are gorgeous... especially when still hot with golden syrup drizzled all over... also add ice cream... yum!!!