BEST TEMPURA BATTER EVER

Steps:

• Dipping suggestions below recipe:
• Try your favorite Hot sauce for dipping with blue cheese dressing or
• Your favorite sauce Sweet and Sour Asian Style Sauce see all recipe suggestions below.
• Making The Tempura Batter
• Whisk all dry ingredients together, set aside. Beat in another bowl the egg and ice water. Stir into the dry ingredients stir until mixed (will be lumpy)
• Heat the oil on medium-high heat. Dip fish into the batter and deep fry until lightly browned around 3 minutes on each side for fish, meats around 5 and to how you like each vegetable, fish or meat cooked to taste. .Place on paper towels to drain.
• Buffalo Hot Sauce for dipping:
• 1 cup hot sauce or wing sauce of choice
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• pinch of cayenne powder (optional)
• 1 tablespoon blue cheese or ranch dressing
• Mix together.
• Serve the fish with hot sauce on top and a side of blue cheese dressing for dipping. Or you can use any style dipping sauce you prefer.
• Blue Cheese Dressing:
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 1/3 cups mayonnaise
• 6 ounces of crumbled blue cheese
• Beat everything together until smooth except blue cheese for around 2 minutes, fold cheese in at the end, best served after 24 hours refrigerated. Store unused up to one week.
• Asian Style Sweet and Sour
• 3/4 cups sugar
• 1/3 cup white vinegar
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2/3 cup water
• Place the water in a cup with cornstarch and mix. Add the rest into a saucepan and bring to a boil until thickened.