Best Vegetable Tempura With Soy Dipping Sauce Recipes

VEGETABLE TEMPURA

Vegetable Tempura image

Crisp and delicious vegetable tempura makes an impressive Japanese appetizer. Serve with the dipping sauce or simply with soy sauce if you prefer a vegetarian option.

Provided by ChefJackie

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Beans and Peas

Time 40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 tablespoons light soy sauce
2 tablespoons mirin
⅛ teaspoon dashi granules
1 ¾ cups chilled water
2 egg yolks
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 quart vegetable oil for deep frying
1 sweet potato, peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch slices
1 onion, sliced into half-rings
1 bell pepper, sliced
1 cup fresh green beans, trimmed
¾ cup shiitake mushrooms

Steps:

Whisk light soy sauce, mirin, and dashi granules together in a bowl for the sauce; set aside.
Whisk water and egg yolks together in a bowl until well combined. Sift in flour and whisk until just combined; batter will be a bit lumpy.
Heat vegetable oil in a wok or a deep saucepan until very hot, but not smoking.
Dip sweet potato, onion, bell pepper, green beans, and shiitake mushrooms one by one into the batter and transfer immediately into the hot oil. Deep-fry tempura in batches, making sure to not overcrowd the wok, until batter is golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove from oil and transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to drain excess oil. Repeat until all vegetables have been used. Serve hot with dipping sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 349.8 calories, Carbohydrate 42.6 g, Cholesterol 68.3 mg, Fat 16.6 g, Fiber 4.2 g, Protein 6.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 216 mg, Sugar 6.6 g

TEMPURA VEGETABLES WITH SOY SAUCE

Tempura Vegetables with Soy Sauce image

Provided by Danny Boome

Categories appetizer

Time 20m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup club soda, chilled
Vegetable oil
1 red pepper, cut into large chunks
Large handful green beans, trimmed
1 medium zucchini, sliced on a bias
1/2 cup soy sauce, for dipping

Steps:

Sift first 3 ingredients over a large mixing bowl. Add 1/2 cup of chilled club soda and mix with chop sticks or fork. Add the rest of the club soda and mix. Be careful not to over mix. The lumps give the tempura batter its unique texture. Over moderately high heat fill a deep pan or wok with about 3 inches of vegetable oil. Add vegetables sparingly to the batter making sure they are covered. Place vegetables 1 at a time in the oil and fry until batter has turned golden brown about 1 minute. Repeat until all vegetables have been cooked. Serve with soy sauce for dipping.