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Ember Days Tempura

Prep Time30 minutes
Total Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

  • ½ C flour
  • ½ C cornstarch
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 C cold sparkling water
  • oil for deep frying
  • Your choice of things to dip; shrimp, scallops, and vegetables like carrot, bell pepper, zucchini, broccoli, sweet potato, and green beans.

Instructions

  • Sift together the dry ingredients and measure out the water. Place both the separate dry ingredients and water in the fridge to chill for 20 minutes.
  • Prepare the seafood and vegetables by slicing thinly. Then lightly dust each piece with flour and chill until the oil is ready.
  • Begin heating the oil over medium heat. Meanwhile, combine the chilled dry ingredients with the water by gently tapping the batter down into the water until a lumpy and floury mixture forms, but then stop mixing. You don’t want to develop the gluten in the batter.
  • You will know the oil has reached temperature when a drop of batter immediately returns to the top of the oil. Place a clean plate to the side of the pan lined with a couple of paper towels.
  • Begin dipping the seafood and/or vegetables into the batter and deep fry until golden brown, 1-3 minutes.
  • Drain on paper towels and serve with soy sauce or coconut aminos.