Crispy Tempura

Name: Crispy Tempura
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Mayonnaise; 4 Shrimp; 1 Eggplant (small); 50 grams Kabocha squash; 2 Raw shiitake mushrooms; 2 leaves Shiso leaves; 50 grams Flour; 75 ml Water; 1 Vegetable oil; 2 cm Lotus root

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Here's an easy recipe to make crispy tempura with mayonnaise. The emulsified oil in the mayonnaise disperses onto the coating and its moisture becomes easier to evaporate. That's why you get a more crispy result even if you follow your standard deep-fry routine for the tempura.

Soaking the lotus root in water with a little vinegar gets rid of its bitterness and also makes them whiter. If you use cold water in the batter, it becomes even more crispy when deep-fried. Recipe by Kiyu-pi-mayone-zu.

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Ingredients

2 servings

1 tbspMayonnaise
4Shrimp
1Eggplant (small)
50 gramsKabocha squash
2Raw shiitake mushrooms
2leaves Shiso leaves
50 gramsFlour
75 mlWater
1Vegetable oil
2 cmLotus root

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Steps

1

Devein and peel the shrimp, but keep the tail on. Make 3 or 4 slits on its underside.
2

Bend back the shrimp backwards (bending the outer curve) until you feel a slight pop along each section. Make small incisions to cut the sinew, and pull the shrimp straight.
3

Slice the eggplant in half lengthwise. Leaving about 2 cm of the stem ends, and make about 5 mm wide cuts along the length of the eggplant Soak in water and drain.
4

Scoop out the seeds and fluffy insides of the kabocha squash, and chop into 5 mm wide pieces. Remove the stalks of the shiitake mushrooms and cut in half.
5

Peel the lotus roots and slice into 5 mm wide pieces. Soak in water with a little vinegar and drain.
6

Put some mayonnaise into a bowl. Add water in batches and mix well. When mixed evenly, add the flour. Stir until it's still slightly floury.
7

Dredge ingredients prepped in Steps 3, 4, 5, 6, and shiso leaves in the batter prepped in Step 7. Deep-fry in vegetable oil.