Sweet Potato and Lotus Root Tempura

Name: Sweet Potato and Lotus Root Tempura
Yield: 3 slices sweet potato, 5 slices lotus root
Ingredients: 4 –5 cm (about 2 inches) of vegetable oil in a frying pan; 2 large eggs; 2/3 cup (150 ml) cold water; Cake flour, just enough to make a slightly thick batter; 3 slices sweet potato; 5 slices lotus root

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Crispy fried sweet potatoes and lotus root with a fluffy, sweet inside.
Recipe background: Original, 2023.11.7. This was part of a menu to use up ingredients, along with sautéed cavolo nero and sweet peppers (see separate recipe). Added tempura and a snack treat.

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Ingredients

3 slices sweet potato, 5 slices lotus root

4–5 cm (about 2 inches) of vegetable oil in a frying pan
2large eggs
2/3 cup (150 ml)cold water
Cake flour, just enough to make a slightly thick batter
3 slicessweet potato
5 sliceslotus root

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Steps

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Mix the eggs, cold water, and cake flour to make the tempura batter.
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Coat the sweet potato and lotus root slices in the batter, then fry on both sides until crispy.
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Serving suggestion: Serve with multigrain rice, pickled red turnip (see separate recipe), and sautéed cavolo nero with sweet peppers (see separate recipe).
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Tempura snack idea: Make simple stick-style candied sweet potatoes (see separate recipe) by deep-frying sweet potato sticks after making the tempura, then tossing with sugar.

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Published in the US on September 25, 2025 15:29

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