Again I researched a few recipes for the tempura batter, most of which were exactly the same, and also researched a few recipes for cooking chicken tempura specifically. I ended up doing the following:
Chicken Tempura
Serves 2
Ingredients
2 chicken breasts, diced
Salt pepper
1 egg, beaten
1 cup of COLD water
1 cup flour
Oil
Recipe
1. Boil the chicken pieces for 5 minutes. Drain thoroughly and season with salt and pepper.
2. Heat oil (about 1.5-2" in depth) in a wok or deep pan.
3. Mix the beaten egg and cold water together. Stir in the flour gently, removing any lumps.
4. Dip each piece of chicken in the batter and cook in the oil for 4-5 minutes until crispy.
my favorite is shrimp tempura! you should try that... oh, and instead of a plum sauce or sweet chili sauce (which i love!), try a soy based sauce like they serve at japanese restaurants...
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1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons soy sauce
pepper to taste
or
1/4 c. ketchup
1/3 c. soy sauce
1/4 c. worchester sauce
1 tbsp hoisin sauce
garlic powder and pepper to taste
Hey jaime, I'm not too fond of shrimp but I may just try it sometime. those sauces sound fab i'll be sure to give it a goo too.
ReplyDeleteI love tempura.
ReplyDeleteYour looks delicious.
Ruth I am drooling here after viewing your delicious chicken tempura! Oh yum with sweet chilli dipping sauce just perfect!! :D
ReplyDeleteRosie x
It sounds delicious - too bad the plum sauce wasn't the best.
ReplyDeleteThank you Happy cook! Thanks for stopping by my blog, loving yours too!
ReplyDeleteHey Rosie, thank you, I love sweet chilli: i used to have sweet chilli with everything, but have learnt that to have it occasionally is much better and makes it more enjoyable.
Hey Deborah, thank you. Well we live and learn, i'll just stick with the chicken in plum sauce from the take away from now on.
Sounds and looks wonderful Ruthe I love the pictures. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Dell, Thanks Jeena!
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