Tempura Batter Recipes

TEMPURA BATTER

Steps:

• Mix the egg yolks and seltzer together with a whisk or a pair of chopsticks until smooth. Drop the flour in all at once, then mix, stopping when there are still small lumps in the batter. Stir in the ice cubes.
• Dip your chosen tempura ingredients in the batter, and fry until crispy and pale gold in color.

TEMPURA BATTER FOR FISH AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Stir together flour, cornstarch and salt.
• Make a well in the center.
• Combine ice water or beer and egg yolk, beating with a fork or whisk until frothy.
• Add all at once to dry ingredients.
• Slowly stir just until moistened; DO NOT over stir,a few lumps should remain.
• Fold in beaten egg whites.
• Use batter immediately.
• Heat oil or shortening to 400°F.
• Add 1 teaspoon salt.
• Dip fish, shrimp or vegetables into batter, swirling to coat.
• Fry a few pieces at a time 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Note: Make sure your vegetables are very very dry so the batter will stick better.

TEMPURA BATTER

Steps:

• In bowl mix first 5 ingredients; add water and egg and then stir till smooth,.
• This batter is enough for 4 cups vegetables or 1 pound of fish or meat cut up.

SHRIMP TEMPURA

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix rice wine and salt. Place shrimp into the mixture. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator at least 20 minutes.
• Heat oil in deep-fryer or large wok to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together all-purpose flour, ice water, cornstarch, egg yolk, salt, white sugar, shortening and baking powder.
• One at a time, dip shrimp into the flour mixture to coat. Carefully place a few shrimp at a time in the hot oil. Deep fry until golden brown on all sides, about 1 1/2 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove from oil. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm.

TEMPURA BATTER

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients. Use as batter for meats and vegetables.

TEMPURA BATTER

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Know you can fry up vegetables, seafood, or anything else you desire.
• Heat vegetable oil to 350 degrees.
• Dip vegetables into the batter, and deep fry the vegetables until they are a pale golden brown.
• Drain cooked vegetables on a wire rack.

TEMPURA

Steps:

• Combine the dashi, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar in a small saucepan and bring it to a boil. Then, lower the heat and let it simmer until the sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Follow these instructions to straighten the shrimp, so it looks gorgeous. Pat the shrimp dry and make sure the moisture is completely removed from the shrimp.
• Cut all the vegetables (except the eggplant) ¼-inch thick. For the eggplant, cut off and discard the stem and calyx, then cut it in half lengthwise. With the cut side flat on the cutting board, cut the eggplant lengthwise into very thin slices (about ⅛ inch or 3 mm), being careful to leave the bottom tip intact by 1 inch (2.5 cm) so the slices stay connected. Then, gently press down on the slices to fan them out. Repeat with the other eggplant half.
• In a medium-sized pot, heat 1½ inches to 2 inches (3-5 cm) of the oil to 350°F (180°C).
• While the oil is heating up, start preparing the tempura batter. Add the egg and the iced water into a 2-cup measuring cup (or any bowl). Whisk the egg mixture vigorously and discard the foam on the surface.
• Sift the flour into a large bowl. Slowly pour the egg mixture into the flour. Mix the batter, but do not overmix; it's okay to leave some lumps in the batter. Keep the batter cold at all times (store it in the refrigerator if needed). Make the batter right before deep-frying to avoid activating the wheat gluten.
• Check the oil temperature with a thermometer to make sure the oil is 350°F (180°C). You can also use wooden chopsticks to check; when you dip your chopsticks in the oil and see small bubbles forming, it's ready for deep-frying. Please note that sweet potatoes and kabocha require a lower cooking temperature (320ºF/160℃). If you want to read more deep-frying tips, please read this post.
• Deep-fry starting with the cleaner and less astringent ingredients. For example, the cooking order would be shiso first, followed by the mushrooms, eggplant, shrimp, sweet potatoes, and kabocha. Make sure your ingredients are dry before dipping them in the batter; if they're wet, dry them with a paper towel first. While the tempura is frying, the moisture from the ingredients will evaporate and the tempura will become crispy. However, if the ingredients have extra moisture, the tempura will become soggy after deep-frying.
• When the oil reaches the right temperature, dip one piece of vegetable or shrimp in the batter, let the excess drip off for a second or two, and very gently place it into the hot oil. Continue dipping and adding one piece at a time. For the shrimp, sprinkle some flour or potato starch (or cornstarch) over it before dipping to help the tempura batter adhere. For the shiso leaves, sprinkle a bit of sifted flour on the back of the leaf, dip only the back of the leaf into the batter, and deep-fry for 15 seconds. The flour acts as a glue and the batter tends to stay on the ingredients better.
• Deep-fry the ingredients until golden brown. Do not crowd the pot because the oil temperature will drop quickly. Remember, your ingredients should take up no more than about half of the oil surface area at any one time. Here's the rough cooking time for each of the ingredients: Shiso (350ºF/180ºC, 20-30 seconds), mushrooms (350ºF/180ºC, 1 min), eggplant (350ºF/180ºC, 1 min), shrimp (350ºF/180ºC, 2 minutes), sweet potatoes (320ºF/160℃, 3 mins), and kabocha (320ºF/160℃, 2-3 mins). Note that sweet potatoes and kabocha require a lower cooking temperature than the rest of the tempura ingredients.
• Transfer the tempura to a wire rack or a plate lined with a paper towel to drain the excess oil.
• Between batches, clean the oil by scooping up the crumbs (called tenkasu), which will burn and turn the oil darker if left in the pot.
• Grate the daikon and squeeze the liquid out. Prepare 3-4 Tbsp of warm tentsuyu in individual small bowls and serve the grated daikon on the side.
• Put 1 Tbsp of the grated daikon in the sauce and dip the tempura in the sauce to enjoy.
• You can keep any leftovers in an airtight container and store them in the refrigerator for up to 2 days and in the freezer for 2 weeks. Reheat the tempura at 350ºF (180ºC) in the oven until warm and crisp.

EXTRA-CRISP VEGETABLE TEMPURA

Steps:

• Whisk together egg yolk, salt, and club soda. Gently fold in rice flour or cornstarch.
• Heat 1 inch oil to 375 degrees in a high-sided skillet Dip vegetables in batter and fry in batches until tender and crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with salt.

EASY TEMPURA BATTER RECIPE

Steps:

• Prep. Chill the beer or club soda. Cold temps help prevent gluten formation.
• Mix the dry ingredients in a small bowl. Beat the eggs lightly in a large bowl. Add the rest of the wet ingredients to the eggs and stir. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet and stir but don't mix aggressively as you don't want to form gluten. Some clumps of dry flour should still be floating around in the batter, and the consistency should be a bit thinner than pancake batter. When you dunk something in it, the batter should coat the food thoroughly as excess batter gradually drips off. The batter should not be so thin that it immediately sheets off the food. If you need to thicken it, gently stir in more flour. To thin it, add beer, club soda, or water.
• Fire up. Preheat a 1-inch (2.5cm) depth of oil to 375°F (191°C), preferably in a cast-iron Dutch oven on your grill.
• Dunk the vegetables or seafood into the batter. Stir until coated. Note that if you are frying peppers or other pods (like okra), poke some holes in them so they don't explode.
• Cook. With tongs, pull the vegetable or seafood out, let some of the excess batter drip off, and slip the vegetables or seafood into the oil. Try to cook pieces of similar thickness together so they are done at the same time. Do not crowd the pot or the oil temperature will drop too low. Try to keep the oil temp above 325°F (163°C). Flip the vegetables or seafood often and fry until the batter is pale golden in color, 1 to 2 minutes. If you are doing chicken this way, fry until the white meat reaches an internal temp of 160 to 165°F (71° to 74°C) or the dark meat reaches 170 to 175°F (77° to 79°C). Don't worry about the internal temperature of veggies and seafood. They will be safe when the batter is golden. When done, lift the food out with tongs or a spider strainer and spill them onto the grate or paper towels to drain and drip dry for a minute or two.
• Serve. Sprinkle with coarse salt and serve. Scoop out any bits of fried batter left in the oil before the next batch goes in. These crunchy bits are called tenkasu and can be used in sandwich wraps, as toppings for noodle dishes, and as garnishes for soups.

SHRIMP TEMPURA

Steps:

• Start by preparing the shrimp: devein them and remove the shell right up to the tail. Make 4 to 5 small notches on the "belly" of each shrimp. This will prevent them from curling up during frying.
• Toss the shrimp in cornstarch and salt.
• Heat up oil in a pot.
• In a medium bowl, mix egg with water.
• Add flour and stir in with a fork. Do not overmix.
• Once the oil reaches 340 to 360 degrees F, dip each shrimp in batter and gently place in the oil.
• Fry 4 to 5 shrimp at a time, not to overcrowd the pot and lower the oil temperature.
• Fry each shrimp 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove onto a plate with paper towel.
• Repeat with all shrimp.
• Serve with soy sauce or Asian dipping sauce.

TEMPURA BATTER

Steps:

• Beat egg whites in a bowl until frothy. Fold flour and cold water into egg whites until batter is just barely mixed.

EASY TEMPURA BATTER RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a small bowl, sift the flour once or twice to remove any clumps and to make it light and soft. Set aside.
• In a separate medium bowl, gently beat egg until the yolk and egg whites are just barely incorporated.
• Combine the water and ice cubes in a cup. Using a strainer, strain the water (you should have 1 cup of ice-cold water) and add it to the bowl with the beaten egg. Make sure you do not actually add ice cubes to the tempura batter.
• Add the sifted flour into the bowl with the egg and water mixture and lightly combine the flour using chopsticks . Be careful not to overmix the batter; it should be a little lumpy.

BASIC TEMPURA BATTER

Steps:

• To make the batter, mix the flours with a pinch of sea salt. Whisk in the sparkling water and crushed ice then you are ready to use.

TEMPURA BATTER

Steps:

• mix all the flours together
• gently add iced liquid
• briefly stir- can stay lumpy but do not overstir
• dip ingredients immediately into batter and deep fry in hot oil