Japanese Eggplant Tempura Recipe
The eggplant should be fully coated then carefully lower into the frying oil.
Japanese eggplant tempura recipe. The batter can even be used to make onion rings. Recommended vegetables for tempura which are not so hard to find in the us are green beans brown onions sweet potatoes kabocha pumpkin asian eggplant and shiitake mushrooms. Use a wooden skewer to dip the eggplant into the batter. This recipe was given to me in japan to go along with the tempura sauce recipe 163426.
Shrimp tempura is the best known and chicken tenders or fish fillets work too. Do not overcrowd the pan. This quick eggplant tempura recipe uses panko flakes. For vegetables try bell peppers broccoli eggplant mushrooms and sweet potatoes.
Eggplant tempura frying the eggplant tempura 10 minutes. You can use tempura sauce called tentsuyu for dipping or simply use salt. Typically a tempura platter consists of crunchy shrimps and vegetables served with a dipping soy sauce thickened with a broth and grated radish and accompanied by a bowl of steamed jasmine white rice. For this 100 degree day i served an all eggplant tempura meal.
Tempura is a japanese meal which is is almost like most filipino food. Serve the tempura with your favorite dipping sauces and enjoy as an appetizer or light meal.