Best Tempura Green Beans Yellow Beans And Tofu Recipes

Sesame Tempura Green Beans With Soy Dipping Sauce image

Provided by dicentra

Categories Vegetable

Time 15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Steps:

Heat 2 inches oil in a 4-quart heavy pot over moderate heat until a deep-fat thermometer registers 365°F
While oil is heating, make dipping sauce by stirring together soy sauce, lime juice, and sugar until sugar is dissolved.
Whisk together flour and sesame seeds and whisk in beer until batter is smooth.
Toss about 10 beans in batter until coated. Add to oil 1 at a time (to keep separate) and fry, turning, until golden, about 1 1/2 minutes.
Transfer with tongs to paper towels to drain and sprinkle with salt to taste. Coat and fry remaining beans in same manner.
Serve beans with dipping sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 151.6, Fat 3.3, SaturatedFat 0.5, Sodium 341.3, Carbohydrate 23.9, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 1.7, Protein 5.1

Tempura Green Beans image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories side-dish

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

Heat 1 1/2 inches peanut oil to 365 degrees F in a pot over medium-high heat. Whisk 1/2 cup each flour and cornstarch, 3/4 cup seltzer and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; toss with 1 pound green beans. Remove the beans from the batter and fry in batches, stirring, until golden, 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Serve with 1/4 cup soy sauce whisked with 2 tablespoons water, the juice of 1 lime and 1 minced scallion.

Tempura Green Beans, Yellow Beans and Tofu image

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 3/4 cups ice water
6 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 1/2 teaspoons wasabi paste*
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
1 14-ounce package firm tofu
Vegetable oil (for frying)
24 yellow wax beans, trimmed
24 thin green beans, trimmed
*Wasabi (horseradish) paste is sold at Japanese markets and some supermarkets.

Steps:

Combine first 5 ingredients in blender. Add 1 3/4 cups water and blend until smooth. Transfer batter to shallow dish.
Whisk soy sauce, lime juice, wasabi and red pepper in small bowl to blend.
Cut tofu horizontally into 1/2-inch-wide slices. Cut each slice into 1/2-inch-wide logs. Arrange tofu in single layer on several layers of paper towels. Cover with paper towels. Let stand 1 hour.
Pour enough oil into heavy large Dutch oven to reach depth of 3 inches. Heat oil to 375°F. Working in batches, dip beans into batter, shake off excess and add to oil. Fry until golden, stirring often, about 3 minutes per batch. Using slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels; drain. Repeat with tofu and batter.
Serve beans and tofu with sauce.