SHRIMP & VEGGIE TEMPURA

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Living in Hawaii we have lots of fresh seafood. I always try to come up with a new way of cooking them. This is one of my other ways I love to make shrimp. There is never any left overs.

Provided by Vanessa "Nikita" Milare

Categories     Seafood

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 15

TEMPURA
6 jumbo shrimp, peeled deveined & butterflied
1 onion,slices
1 carrot, thinly sliced
4 broccoli pieces,ends removed
4 shitake mushrooms
4 shiso leaf
2 slice eggplant, thinly sliced
2 slice sweet potatoes, thinly sliced
BATTER
1 c ice cold water
1 egg, large
3/4 c all purpose flour
1/8 tsp baking soda
4 c canola oil

Steps:

  • 1. In a medium bowl mix the water & egg together. In a separate bowl mix the flour & baking soda.
  • 2. Stir in the flour mix into the bowl with the egg mix. Dont over beat,it should be kind of lumpy.
  • 3. Place the batter in the ice box while you prepare the other ingredients.
  • 4. Slices the onion, carrot, sweet potato & eggplant. Clean the mushroom & shiso leaf.
  • 5. Heat the oil in a heavy frying pan to about 325 degrees. The oil should be hot enough To were when you drip batter in to it, the drops come to the top immediately.
  • 6. Coat each of shrimp & veggies in the batter. Place then carefully into the hot oil. Frying on both side to light golden brown.
  • 7. Place already fried shrimp & veggies on a paper towel to drain.
  • 8. Serve immediately with rice.

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