How to make Japanese Tempura

Along with sushi, tempura is one of the most famous Japanese foods overseas. It is a popular and famous food that ranks high in the top of favorite Japanese foods in the questionnaire to foreigners visiting Japan. Tempura is a dish made by mixing seafood, vegetables, etc. with flour, water, and eggs, and then fried in vegetable oil. At high-end tempura specialty stores, it is common to simply add salt to freshly fried crispy tempura and enjoy it. This time, I will introduce a recipe that makes it easy to make such tempura at home, so please give it a try.How to make tempuraIngredients (for 2 people)Shrimp 4 pcsEggplant 1 pcsPumpkin 50gSweet potato 50gCrisp coatingEgg 1 pcsCold water 200 mlWeak flour 140gHow to makePeel the shrimp, leaving the tail, remove the vein of a shrimp, and make 3-4 cuts on the ventral side.Bend each muscle to the back side until you feel a snap (with a snap), and cut the muscle to straighten it.Cut the eggplant in half vertically (even if it is divided into 4 equal parts), cut off the tip, and then make a 5 mm wide cut vertically, leaving about 2 cm on the calyx side. After washing with water, remove the water.Cut the pumpkin and sweet potato into 5mm widths, then wash them with water to remove the water.Mix the egg and cold water of the "clothing" coating in a bowl, add the cake flour and mix lightly (the point is to mix quickly because it will be too sticky if mixed too much).Add "clothing" coating to 2.3.4 and slowly fry in 170 ° C frying oil until it becomes deep-fried, and then remove the frying oil to complete.The crispy fried tempura can be used as a supper as it is, or it can be eaten on rice. In addition to salt, you can eat it with your favorite sauce.Next, I will introduce a recipe for mixed-vegetable tempura that is easy for children who dislike vegetables to eat.How to make kakiage vegetablesIngredients Carrot 1/2 pcsOnion 1 pcsCorn 50gWeak flour / potato starch 45 ml eachSalt, a pinchWater 50 mlHow to makeCut carrots and onions into pieces that are easy to eat.Use kitchen paper to thoroughly remove the water from the cut material and corn.Mix cake flour, potato starch, salt and water.Add 2 to 3 and mix.Warm the frying oil to 170 ° C. Gently put 4 in and collect the ingredients that will leave immediately on top. Fry until crisp without touching.Please enjoy this with salt or your favorite sauce.