Tempura Recipe & Video

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients for sauce in a sauce pan. Bring it to boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set a side. You can make this sauce a day ahead if you want. It will last up to 7 days in a refrigerator.
   
2. Heat frying oil to 360 degrees F.
   Whisk all ingredients for tempura powder in a medium mixing bowl.
   
3. Beat egg in another mixing bowl then add 1 cup of ice water. (if you want thicker tempura better, add only 3/4 cup of ice water.) Whisk well.
   
4. Add tempura powder we made earlier and mix with a chopsticks or a fork, be careful not to over mix. Some lumps may remain.
   
5. Dip shrimp into batter using your hand or tongs, drain excess batter and add into hot oil. Just heat to maintain between 350 and 360 degrees F. Fry 2 to 3 pieces at a time, about 2 minutes. If you want to make snow flakes around tempura pieces, dip frying chopsticks into tempura batter and tap on your shrimp or vegetables. Repeat 3 to 4 times on each pieces of tempura. It will make tempura more dramatic look and extra crispy texture.
   
6. Remove to a cooling rack lined baking sheet. Repeat frying with rest of shrimp and vegetables.
   
7. Transfer to a serving plate and serve immediately with tempura sauce. Enjoy!