Tasty Shrimp Tempura and Sake Dipping Sauce

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Description

Delicious tempura shrimp made just like it is at our favorite restaurant. The dipping sauce is a wonderful complement to the mild taste of the shrimp.

Ingredients

  • 2 shallots, minced
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • ¼ cup sake
  • 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon diced ginger root
  • 1 cup rice flour
  • 1 cup cold seltzer water
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • ½ cup rice flour
  • 2 cups vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

  1. Mix shallots
  2. soy sauce
  3. sake
  4. hot pepper sauce
  5. cilantro
  6. and ginger together in a bowl; let sit
  7. about 2 hours.
  8. Mix 1 cup rice flour
  9. seltzer water
  10. and egg yolk together in a bowl.
  11. Split shrimp down the center
  12. cutting almost but not completely through
  13. and open flat. Pat with paper towel to dry; dust with 1/2 cup rice flour. Dip shrimp in batter until thoroughly covered.
  14. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Cook shrimp in small batches in oil until golden brown
  15. about 7 minutes. Remove shrimp from oil and place on paper towel to absorb excess oil. Serves dipping sauce alongside the shrimp.

Servings: 4

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