Shrimp Tempura With Soy Sake Dipping Sauce

Serves: 6

Clarabelle Lynch

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

54

Sweetness

52

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Soy Sauce

1 cup

Sake

1 cup

Rice Flour

Directions:

1

Watch how to make this recipe

2

Make the dipping sauce: Combine all ingredients in a bowl

3

Set aside to allow the flavors to develop

4

Butterfly the shrimp by cutting down the back, being careful not to cut all the way through

5

Open the shrimp like a book and rinse well with cold water

6

Make the Tempura batter: Put 1 cup of rice flour in a bowl and pour in the seltzer

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Stir with a whisk to get out all the lumps

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Add the egg yolk and blend it in well

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The batter should be the consistency of heavy cream

10

Flavor with sesame oil, if using

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Heat about 2 inches of vegetable oil to 375 degrees F in a wok or deep fryer

12

Dry the shrimp well

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Dust the shrimp in flour to soak up any remaining moisture, shake off excess

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Dip the shrimp into the batter one by one

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Drop 4 or 5 pieces at a time in the hot oil

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Do not overcrowd the pan

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Fry until golden brown, turning once, about 3 minutes

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To keep the oil clean between batches, skim off the small bits of batter that float in the oil

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Remove the fried shrimp from the oil and drain on paper towels; season them with salt

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Serve with the dipping sauce