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Shrimp tempura

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Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic, Japanese, Seafood, Shrimp
Yield: 6
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Ingredients:
BATTER
3 cupCake flour
2 Eggs, beaten
2 cupIce water
TEMPURA SAUCE
1 cupSoy sauce *
*preferably Japanese-style
1/2 cupMirin
3 cupWater
1 tspMSG (optional)
1 Japanese radish (daikon)
- grated
TEMPURA
1 lbsLarge shrimp
6 largeMushrooms, sliced
3 sliceEggplant, cut in strips
6 Strips celery, 3" long
3 Carrots
- cut in 3" long strips
6 sliceSweet potato
- cut in 3" long strips
6 Green beans
Oil for deep frying
All-purpose flour
Procedures:
1Mix cake flour with eggs and ice water until batter is slightly lumpy.
2Chill.
3To make sauce, combine soy sauce, mirin, water and msg in saucepan and bring to boil.
4Place small amount of sauce in tiny saucers with 1 teaspoon of grated radish on each.
5Set aside.
6To prepare tempura, shell and devein shrimp, leaving tail, intact.
7Flatten slightly with sturdy whack of cleaver or flat side of heavy knife so shrimp will not curl while cooking.
8Arrange shrimp, mushrooms, eggplant, celery, carrots, sweet potatoes and green beans attractively on large tray or platter.
9Heat oil in deep kettle to 350°F.
10Beat batter.
11Dip shrimp into all-purpose flour, then into chilled batter, shaking to remove excess batter.
12Slip into deep fat and fry until shrimp rise to surface.
13While shrimp are bobbing on surface of oil, dollop a bit more batter on top of each shrimp and cook until batter is crisp and slightly golden.
14Turn once and remove with slotted spoon or fork and drain on wire rack.
15Keep hot.
16Dip vegetables in flour and batter and cook in same manner.
17Continue to cook and drain shrimp and vegetables, a few at a time, adjusting heat during cooking to maintain 350 degree temperature.
18Keep batter cool.
19To serve, place equal amount of various foods on each plate.
20Dip cooked vegetables and shrimp into sauce, scooping up a bit of radish.
 
 
 
 

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