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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 vegetable pieces 24g

Recipe makes 25 vegetable pieces)

Calories 35
Calories from Fat 3 (10%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 0.4g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.1g 0%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Sodium 1mg 0%
Potassium 10mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 6.7g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.2g 0%
Sugars 0.0g
Protein 1.1g 2%

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Redneck Epicurean

Ultimate Tempura Batter

Recipe #119661 | 35 min | 5 min prep | add private note

By: Esuka
Apr 29, 2005

I got this recipe out of an authentic Japanese Cuisine book, I tried it because it was simple and seemed legit and it was WONDERFUL! My whole, non-cultural family loved it, even my brother who hardly eats anything (besides mac & cheese and McDonald's) said it was awesome!

25 -35 vegetable pieces (change servings and units)

Ingredients

  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 1/2 cups ice water
  • 1 3/4 cups flour, sifted

Directions

  1. 1
    In a large bowl place the egg yolks.
  2. 2
    Add iced water gradually, stirring (preferably with hashi(chopsticks)) and blending well.
  3. 3
    Add flour all at once, stir BRIEFLY; that is well enough to coat but leave the lumps and bumps!
  4. 4
    To fry vegetables heat a large frying pan with a half-inch oil (or more if necessary) and heat on high.
  5. 5
    Coat selected large vegetables in batter and fry for a minute or two on each side.

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From: Missy Wombat

On Jul 18, 2009

My five year old help to make the batter while I did the veggies which turned out well. Good recipe that the kids can help with...and nothing like tempura to have kids eating vegetables they normally don't like to eat!

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  • From: Chef #414969

    On Feb 10, 2009

    very easy!! great base batter...able to add whatever you want. I mixed in stand mixer and still turned out good. Next time will add some of our favorite seasonings.

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    From: Nana Lee

    On Oct 11, 2006

    This is just a comment not a review. That said, I want to say this is the basic recipe I have used for tempura get togethers since the early '60s. I've used it for just about everything. My favorites are broccoli, cauliflower, chicken, snowpea pods(stick about 5-6 of them on a toothpick), small onions quartered(stick on toothpick, also), sweetpotatoes(yams), mushrooms(whole), pepper chunks, shrimp, and firm fleshed fish. We've even done dessert tempura with fruits and cake chunks, with chocolate dipping sauce and/or fruit sauces. Boy, did you bring back memories. This goes into my cookbook. Lee

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  • From: Chef #226117

    On Jun 29, 2005

    Fantastic! I've tried several other tempura batter recipes, and this is by far the best! So simple!

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