Japanese Eggplant Tempura Recipe
Do not overcrowd the pan.
Japanese eggplant tempura recipe. For this 100 degree day i served an all eggplant tempura meal. 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. This recipe was given to me in japan to go along with the tempura sauce recipe 163426. For vegetables try bell peppers broccoli eggplant mushrooms and sweet potatoes.
Shrimp tempura is the best known and chicken tenders or fish fillets work too. 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. Heat the frying oil to about 180 degrees celsius or 350 degrees fahrenheit. Serve the tempura with your favorite dipping sauces and enjoy as an appetizer or light meal.
The eggplant should be fully coated then carefully lower into the frying oil. The japanese word for breading the tempura is kolomo which is an old word that means to dress wear so these veggies get to be dressed before they are fried i just guessed how much vegetables can be covered with this recipe we fried about as much as would fit into a gallon sized ice cream bucket. Recipe for easy vegetable tempura using japanese eggplants. This quick eggplant tempura recipe uses panko flakes.
Tempura is a japanese meal which is is almost like most filipino food. The batter can even be used to make onion rings.
