Tempura Batter Martha Stewart Recipes

NOBU'S TEMPURA

Steps:

• Prepare the Sweet & Sour Ponzu Sauce; Stir together all ingredients in a small bowl; let stand overnight. Strain.
• In a Dutch-oven, heat 3 1/2 inches of oil to 355 degrees. Place flour in a pie plate; set aside.
• Prepare Tempura Batter; Combine egg and iced water in a medium bowl; gradually add flour, whisking gently until just combined. Batter will be lumpy.
• Prepare Traditional Dipping Sauce; Combine dashi, soy sauce, and mirin in a small saucepan; heat until just before boiling point. Remove from heat; let cool slightly. Pour into a small serving bowl; add about 1 tablespoon each daikon and ginger.
• In small batches, lightly dredge pieces of seafood and vegetables in flour, dip in batter, and using tongs, fry in the hot oil, being careful not to overcrowd the pot, until lightly golden and cooked through. (Leave enoki and shiitake mushroom caps plain, battering just stems.) Transfer to a paper towel-lined baking sheet to drain. Allow oil to reheat between batches. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
• Transfer vegetable and shrimp tempura to a serving platter; serve with traditional dipping sauce. Place sea urchin tempura on a small serving plate; serve with salt, pepper, lemon juice, and shi chi mi on the side for dipping. Arrange king crab tempura on a serving platter, and garnish with red onion, cilantro, and jalapeno; pour Sweet & Sour Ponzu Sauce over. Serve immediately.

DIPPING SAUCE FOR TEMPURA VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Using a ginger grater or the fine side of a box grater, grate ginger root. Fold a 12-inch square of cheesecloth into quarters. Place the grated ginger in corner of cheesecloth. Working over a medium bowl, tightly wring the ginger in order to extract the juice. Discard the cheesecloth and the remaining root.
• Add the soy sauce, fish sauce, 3 tablespoons water, mirin, scallion, lemon juice, and vinegar to the ginger juice. Whisk to combine. Dipping sauce can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 week.

TEMPURA

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, lightly beat egg yolk and pour in ice water, slightly mix. Add the flour all at once, stroke a few times with a fork just until ingredients are loosely combined. The batter should be somewhat lumpy.
• 4 servings
• In a small saucepan over low-medium heat, combine mirin, soy sauce and sugar. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes until sugar dissolves. Transfer to a bowl, add grated radish and ginger just before serving.
• Heat about 2 inches of vegetable oil to 375 degrees F in a wok or deep-fryer. Flavor with sesame oil. Dry the vegetables well. Dust shrimp and vegetables in flour to soak up remaining moisture, shake off excess. Dip the shrimp and vegetables into the batter one by one. Drop 6 pieces at a time in hot oil. Do not overcrowd the pan. Fry until golden brown, turning once, about 3 minutes. To keep the oil clean, skim the small bits of batter that float in the oil between batches. Remove the fried pieces from the oil and drain on a paper towel for a few seconds. Serve with dipping sauce.

TEMPURA BATTER

Steps:

• Mix the egg yolks and seltzer together with a whisk or a pair of chopsticks until smooth. Drop the flour in all at once, then mix, stopping when there are still small lumps in the batter. Stir in the ice cubes.
• Dip your chosen tempura ingredients in the batter, and fry until crispy and pale gold in color.

TEMPURA BATTER

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients. Use as batter for meats and vegetables.

TEMPURA BATTER

Steps:

• Beat egg whites in a bowl until frothy. Fold flour and cold water into egg whites until batter is just barely mixed.

VODKA TEMPURA BATTER

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, add egg yolk and vodka; stir until well combined. Add flour and stir until just barely combined, ignoring any lumps. Do not overstir or whisk, as tempura will become chewy and heavy.

BASIC TEMPURA BATTER

Steps:

• To make the batter, mix the flours with a pinch of sea salt. Whisk in the sparkling water and crushed ice then you are ready to use.

TEMPURA ONION RINGS

Steps:

• In a wok or large pot, heat oil until a deep-frying thermometer registers 370 degrees. In a medium bowl set over an ice bath, stir yolk with chopsticks or a whisk; add ice water, stirring to combine. Sift flour and cornstarch into egg mixture, stirring to incorporate. Don't worry about a few remaining lumps in the batter.
• Coat onion rings with batter, letting excess drip back into bowl. Fry onion rings in the hot oil in small batches, turning once, until just beginning to color. Drain on paper towel. Repeat process, skimming oil of tempura batter bits as necessary until all onion rings have been fried. If oil becomes dark, begin again with fresh oil. Serve immediately.

MARCUS'S TEMPURA FRIES

Steps:

• Using a vegetable peeler, peel and cut potatoes into 3 1/2-by-1/2-inch pieces. Transfer pieces to a large bowl. Run potatoes under cold water until the water runs clear, about 10 minutes. In a small bowl, combine panko and cornflakes; set aside.
• In a deep pot, heat 3 inches oil over medium-high heat until it reaches between 280 degrees and 300 degrees on a deep-frying thermometer. Drain potatoes in a colander. Pat dry with a kitchen towel. Add potatoes to hot oil in batches and fry for 2 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined baking sheet. Transfer to a freezer until well chilled. Remove chilled potatoes from freezer and coat with beaten eggs and then panko mixture.
• Reheat the oil over medium-high heat until it reaches 360 degrees. Add potatoes in batches and fry until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain on a clean paper towel-lined baking sheet. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

CRUNCHY SHRIMP FRITTERS

Steps:

• Grate 1 teaspoon zest from lemon, then cut in half. Place both halves and 4 cups water in a saucepan; bring to a boil and add 1 tablespoon salt. Add shrimp; return to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until just cooked through, about 1 minute. Drain; let cool 15 minutes. Peel and cut into a 1/4-inch dice (about 1 1/2 cups).
• Heat 1 1/2 inches oil in a medium heavy-bottomed pot over medium until a deep-fry thermometer reads 350°F. Whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, and lemon zest. Whisk seltzer and egg into dry ingredients. (Batter should have the consistency of thick honey. If too thick, add more seltzer; if too thin, add 1 tablespoon rice flour.) Stir in shrimp.
• Working in batches, and using two tablespoons (one to scoop, one to scrape), drop batter in oil. Fry, turning occasionally, until cooked through and golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes, adjusting heat as needed to keep oil between 340° and 350°. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined baking sheet; sprinkle with salt. Serve immediately with tartar sauce and lemon wedges and zest.

TEMPURA VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat 2 inches oil in a wok or heavy pot over medium heat to 350 degrees.
• Mix yolk with water using fat wooden chopsticks. Add the flour all at once and mix just slightly. There should be large lumps of flour and a rim of flour dust around the bowl. Over mixing will result in a heavy batter coating. It is best to mix the batter in this amount, and repeat as necessary. Prepare ingredients, dry them, and dredge lightly in flour before dipping in batter.
• When oil is hot, dip the vegetables one at a time into batter to coat completely, and then allow excess to drain into bowl. Working in batches, about 6 pieces at a time, and using a spider, carefully submerge vegetables in oil. Cook, turning once, until light golden, puffed and cooked through, about 3 minutes for most vegetables. They should be tender when pierced with the tip of a paring knife. Transfer to a baking sheet fitted with a wire rack to drain. Serve with dipping sauce. To serve sweet potato tempura for dessert, sprinkle with sugar and serve immediately.

EXTRA-CRISP VEGETABLE TEMPURA

Steps:

• Whisk together egg yolk, salt, and club soda. Gently fold in rice flour or cornstarch.
• Heat 1 inch oil to 375 degrees in a high-sided skillet Dip vegetables in batter and fry in batches until tender and crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with salt.