Japanese Tempura
 
 
Batter  
    Vegetable oil for frying.  
1 cup    Flour ~ 121 grams  
1/3 cup    Cornstarch ~ 48 grams  
1 tsp    baking powder ~ 3 grams  
1 tsp    salt ~ 8 grams  
1/4 tsp    cayenne pepper ~ 1 gram  
1 1/4 cups    club soda, ice cold  
Sauce, Sweet & Spicy  
1/2 cup    white wine vinegar  
1/4 cup    sugar  
1/4 cup    brown sugar  
2 cloves    garlic, minced  
2 tbs    red pepper flakes  
 
1 Heat oil to 375°
2 Whisk flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt. When the oil has reached 375° stir in the club soda with a fork; batter will be lumpy.
3 Pat dry shrimp before dipping into batter. Use your favorite vegetables cut medium to small size. Mushrooms, asparagus, carrots, red pepper, onion, broccoli etc.
4 After dipping shrimp and vegetables cook in hot oil, flipping from time to time, for two to three minutes. Cook in small batches. Drain on paper towel and keep in a warm oven. Serve with the following dipping sauce.
Dipping Sauce
1 Simmer vinegar and both sugars in a sauce pan for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugars.
2 Mash garlic with salt until pasty.
3 Off heat, add garlic paste and pepper flakes to the vinegar mixture. Transfer to a bowl and cool to room temperature.
 
Servings: 6
 
 Nutrition Facts
Nutrition (per serving): 174.4 calories; 1% calories from fat; 0.2g total fat; 0.0mg cholesterol; 475.2mg sodium; 80.3mg potassium; 41.3g carbohydrates; 0.7g fiber; 17.2g sugar; 40.7g net carbs; 2.2g protein.
 
 Recipe Type
Main Dish
 
 Reviews
Kevin 11/14/2008
Cathy 11/14/2008
 
 Recipe Source
Source: Cuisine at home - Issue #49 February 2005