BEST TEMPURA BATTER EVER

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this is the best Tempura batter ever for seafood or vegetables! asian tempura batter is a light batter for vegetables seafood fish fried cooking recipe via @Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 egg
2/3 cup ice water
oil for frying
1 pound cleaned shrimp, scallops, lobster chunks or bites size pieces of any white fish, calamari or any other fish you prefer
Or Use:
Cleaned cut and cubed Vegetables,
Other Meats: Chicken, Pork, Steak or any other meat you prefer
You can even use this batter to dip sandwiches like Monte Cristo and deep try

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.